Verkhnyaya Toima

Village Verkhnyaya Toima Верхняя Тойма Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Arkhangelsk Rajon Verkhnyaya Toima First mention 1137 population 3462 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81854 Post Code 165500 License Plate 29 OKATO 11 208 808 001 Geographical location Coordinates 62 ° 15 ′  N , 45 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast

Verkhnyaya Toima ( Russian Ве́рхняя То́йма ) is a village (selo) in northwestern Russia . The place belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast and has 3462 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is the administrative center of the Rajons verkhnyaya toyma .

geography

Verkhnyaya Toima is located about 340 kilometers southeast of the Oblast capital Arkhangelsk . The place is located on the right bank of the Northern Dvina , at the mouth of the eponymous Verkhnyaya Toima river into the same. The closest cities are Bereznik , about 135 kilometers north, and Kotlas , about 140 kilometers south of Verkhnyaya Toima.

history

Verkhnyaya Toima is one of the oldest surviving places in Arkhangelsk Oblast. It was mentioned for the first time in 1137 in a Novgorod charter, which contained tribute payments to the Novgorod diocese. In 1478 the place fell into the possession of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and in 1552 it became part of the Verkhhnetsky Volost ( Верхнетоемская волость ). In April 1924, Verkhnyaya Toima became the center of the newly founded Verkhnomsky Raion within the Northern Dvina Governorate ( Северо-Двинской губернии ). In 1937 it finally became part of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Population development

The following overview shows the development of the population of Verkhnyaya Toima.

year	Residents
1939	857
1959	1,420
1970	3,028
1979	4,009
1989	4,430
2002	3,940
2010	3,462

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

As in the rest of Arkhangelsk Oblast, the forest and timber industry is one of the main economic branches in Verkhnyaya Toima. The food industry is also very important. There are dairy, meat processing, livestock and agriculture businesses in the Rajon.

There is a road connection from Verkhnyaya Toima with Kotlas and Arkhangelsk via a ferry connection to the left of the Dvina. From here there is a regular bus service to the surrounding towns. Verkhnyaya Toima has no connection to the railway network. The nearest railway station is in Kotlas. Other places along the Dvina can also be reached by ferry during the ice-free period from spring to autumn. There is a small airport to the northeast of the town, which is currently not in operation for passenger traffic.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Albert Kusnets (1902–1942), Estonian wrestler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.hrono.ru/land/index_w.html
4. ↑ http://www.infoflot.com/info/towns/402

Web links

• Verkhetomsky Raion on the Arkhangelsk Oblast Official Website (Russian)