Coordinates: 61°20′N 46°55′E / 61.333°N 46.917°E
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Solvychegodsk on the map of Arkhangelsk Oblast
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| Coordinates: 61°20′N 46°55′E / 61.333°N 46.917°ECoordinates: 61°20′N 46°55′E / 61.333°N 46.917°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Arkhangelsk Oblast[citation needed] |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 2,843 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3) |
Solvychegodsk (Russian: Сольвычегодск, lit. "salt on the Vychegda River") is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River some 25 kilometers (16 mi) northeast of Kotlas. Population: 2,843 (2002 Census);[2] 4,004 (1989 Census).[3]
Solvychegodsk was founded in the 14th century on the shores of the Lake Solyanoye. The town was called Usolsk in the 15th century. Anikey Fyodorovich Stroganov (1488-1570) opened salterns in 1515, which later become a huge industry, and started the Stroganov family fortune. In the 16th–17th centuries, Solvychegodsk was a big commercial, handicraft, and cultural hub of Northern Russia. It was especially famous its enamel industry. In 1796, the town became a part of Vologda guberniya. It was also known as a place of political exile. In 1937, Solvychegodsk was transferred to the jurisdiction of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
The town is home to a number of balneological resorts, where they use mineral springs and silt mud from the Lake Solyanoye.
Joseph Stalin was exiled here for seven months after being arrested by the Okhrana in April 1909, and for another 17 months in 1911.
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- ^ 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://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ 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 2008-07-25.
- ^ "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_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
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