Konosha
| Konosha (English) Коноша (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia |
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 Konosha
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| Coordinates: 60°58′N 40°14′E / 60.967°N 40.233°ECoordinates: 60°58′N 40°14′E / 60.967°N 40.233°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Konoshsky District[1] |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Konoshsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Konoshskoye Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Konoshsky Municipal District, Konoshskoye Urban Settlement[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
12,432 inhabitants[3] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 12,873 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1898[6] |
Konosha (Russian: Коноша) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Konoshsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Konosha River, 400 kilometers (250 mi) south of Arkhangelsk. It also serves as the administrative center of Danilovsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is incorporated as Konoshskoye Urban Settlement. Population: 12,432 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 12,873 (2002 Census);[4] 17,143 (1989 Census).[7]
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[edit] Name
The name of the settlement is derived from the name of the Konosha River. The name of the river contains two element: -sha, which means "water" in the relevant Finnic languages, and -kon, which unclear etymology. If it is considered to be a Slavic word, it may mean either "beginning" or "border".[6]
[edit] History
The settlement was founded in 1896 in connection with the construction of the Yaroslavl–Vologda–Arkhangelsk railway line. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1931. Konosha became the district center on July 15, 1929, when Konoshsky District was established as part of Nyandoma Okrug of Northern Krai[8] In 1931, Konoshsky District was abolished, but on March 21-22, 1935, it was restored.[9] From 1937, Konosha belongs to Arkhangelsk Oblast.
[edit] Economy
[edit] Industry
In 2009, the most important industry in Konoshsky District was timber industry (52.7% of GDP), followed by the energy development (40.8%) and by the food industry (6.4%).[10]
[edit] Transport
There are paved roads in the district, connecting Konosha with Velsk in the east and Nyandoma in the north. The road to Vozhega in the south has an unpaved stretch.
Konosha is a major railway hub. It is located on the railway line between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (built in the south-north direction), and in Konosha, the line to Kotlas which eventually continues to Vorkuta branches off to the east. The line from Moscow to Arkhangelsk uses the alternating current, whereas the stretch to Vorkuta does not have electrification, therefore all trains from Moscow in the direction of Vorkuta have to change the locomotive and stop in Konosha for about twenty minutes.
[edit] Culture and recreation
Konosha hosts the Konoshsky District Museum, open in 2003.[11]
In 1964-1965, the future literature Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky was exiled to the village of Norenskaya (which is now a part of Konoshskoye Urban Settlement) after being charged with social parasitism and convicted to eighteen months of hard labor. In 1965, the sentence was commuted. In the exile, Brodsky chopped wood and also studied Russian and American literature.
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 11 222 551 001», в ред. изменения №177/2011 от 1 февраля 2012 г. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 11 222 551 001, as amended by the Amendment #177/2011 of February 1, 2012. ).
- ^ a b c Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области (текст в ред. от 15 февраля 2010 г.)», в ред. Областного закона №309-23-ОЗ от 7 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные Областные законы в сфере организации и осуществления местного самоуправления». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №38, 8 октября 2004 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ of September 23, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast (text of rev. of February 15, 2010), as amended by the Oblast Law #309-23-OZ of July 7, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing Several Oblast Laws on the Subject of Organization and Implementation of the Local Self-Government. Effective as of the day of the official publication).
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ a b ""Коноша". Загадка названия." (in Russian). Коношский курьер (85). 26 July 2005. http://www.arhpress.ru/konkur/2005/7/26/9.shtml.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Историко-географическая характеристика района" (in Russian). Администрация МО «Коношский муниципальный район». http://www.konosha.ru/index.php?id=234. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Дата рождения района: 21-22 марта 1935 г." (in Russian). Коношский курьер (31-32). 22 March 2005. http://www.arhpress.ru/konkur/2005/3/22/22.shtml. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Промышленность" (in Russian). Администрация МО «Коношский муниципальный район». http://www.konosha.ru/index.php?id=240. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Коношский районный краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Коношский районный краеведческий музей. http://www.muzey-konosha.narod.ru/museum.htm. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
[edit] Sources
- Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №150-12-ОЗ от 4 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные областные законы». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #150-12-OZ of May 4, 2010 On Amending and Supplementing Certain Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication).
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