Yarensk
Я́ренск | |
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Coordinates: 62°10′N 49°06′E / 62.167°N 49.100°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [1]) |
Postal code(s) [2] | |
OKTMO ID | 11635420101 |
Yarensk ( Russian: Я́ренск) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Lensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. Population: 3,660 ( 2010 Russian census); [4] 4,085 ( 2002 Census); [5] 4,246 ( 1989 Soviet census). [6]
The town of Yarensk was documented as early as 1384 as a station on the road leading from Novgorod to the Ural Mountains. In the Russian Empire, it was the seat of a huge uyezd within Vologda Governorate. Much of the present-day Komi Republic was administered from Yarensk. The Tsar used the town as a place of exile, most notably for Prince Vasily Galitzine.
In 1924, the town was demoted in status to that of a rural locality.
The modern village has a mid-18th century Orthodox cathedral adapted for use as a local history museum.
Yarensk was one of the Russian towns visited by Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel.
Yarensk
Я́ренск | |
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Coordinates: 62°10′N 49°06′E / 62.167°N 49.100°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [1]) |
Postal code(s) [2] | |
OKTMO ID | 11635420101 |
Yarensk ( Russian: Я́ренск) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Lensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. Population: 3,660 ( 2010 Russian census); [4] 4,085 ( 2002 Census); [5] 4,246 ( 1989 Soviet census). [6]
The town of Yarensk was documented as early as 1384 as a station on the road leading from Novgorod to the Ural Mountains. In the Russian Empire, it was the seat of a huge uyezd within Vologda Governorate. Much of the present-day Komi Republic was administered from Yarensk. The Tsar used the town as a place of exile, most notably for Prince Vasily Galitzine.
In 1924, the town was demoted in status to that of a rural locality.
The modern village has a mid-18th century Orthodox cathedral adapted for use as a local history museum.
Yarensk was one of the Russian towns visited by Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel.