Alatyr (russian: Ала́тырь; cv, Улатӑр ''Ulatăr'') is a

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in the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

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, located on the

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at its

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with the

Alatyr River The Alatyr (russian: Ала́тырь) is a river in Mordovia in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its ...

. Population: 43,161 ( 2002 Census); 43,000 (1968).

History

Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552 as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780. Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the

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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alatyr serves as the

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Alatyrsky District Alatyrsky District (russian: Ала́тырский райо́н; cv, Улатăр районӗ, ''Ulatăr rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #28 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Alatyr—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Alatyr is incorporated as Alatyr Urban Okrug.Law #37

Demographics

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: 87.3% *

Mordvins The Mordvins (also Unified Mordvin people, Mordvinians, Mordovians; russian: мордва, Mordva, Mordvins (no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya)) is an obsolete but official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Moksh ...

: 7.2% * Chuvash: 4.1% *Others: 1.4%

Gallery

File:Trinity Monastery Alatyr.jpg,

References

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External links

Official website of Alatyr

Directory of organizations in Alatyr
{{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Cities and towns in Chuvashia Populated places established in 1552 1552 establishments in Russia Alatyrsky Uyezd