Vetluga
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This article is about a town in Russia. For the river of the same name, see Vetluga River. For the specialized Russian vehicle, see GAZ5903V Vetluga.
Coordinates: 57°51′N 45°47′E / 57.850°N 45.783°E
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Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River. Population: 8,954 (2010 Census);[1] 9,641 (2002 Census);[2] 10,190 (1989 Census).[3]
History [edit]
It was founded in 1636 and granted town status in 1778.
Gallery [edit]
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St. Catherine Church
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Trinity Church
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Heritage Trading Rows
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Heritage winery building
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Town Hall
References [edit]
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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