Vereshchagino

city Vereshchagino Vereshagino flag Federal district Volga region Perm Rajon Vereshchagino mayor Sergei Kondratiev Founded 1898 City since 1942 surface 17  km² population 22,156 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1303 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 220  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34254 Post Code 617119-617126 License Plate 59, 81, 159 OKATO 57 212 501 Geographical location Coordinates 58 ° 4 '  N , 54 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 4 '0 "  N , 54 ° 39' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Perm region

List of cities in Russia

Wereschtschagino ( Russian Верещагино , scientific transliteration Vereščagino ) is a Russian city ​​with 22,156 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Perm region . It is located in the foothills of the Urals , 137 km west of the regional capital Perm . The closest cities are Otschor (20 km south of Vereschtschagino) and Nytwa (42 km east).

history

Vereschtschagino was founded in 1898 when the Vyatka – Perm railway line , a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway , was built. Until 1904 the settlement was called Ochorskaya (Очёрская) after the river Ochor , from 1904 to 1915 Voznesenskaya (Вознесенская). It was then renamed in honor of the war painter Vasily Vereshchagin , who made a stop here in 1904 on the way to the scenes of the Russo-Japanese War .

In 1942 Vereschchagino was granted city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	12,366
1959	22,860
1970	23,585
1979	22,349
1989	24,129
2002	22,832
2010	22,156

Note: census data

economy

Economically, the city lives from the food industry (dairy products, bread), the textile industry and mechanical engineering, especially a reinforced concrete plant. The area is dominated by agriculture. a. Peat and marl mined.

Attractions

The city has a local museum .

See also

• List of cities in the Perm region

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 for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Unofficial website (Russian)
• Vereschchagino on mojgorod.ru (Russian)