Kamenka (russian: Ка́менка) is a
rural locality (a settlement) in
Mezensky District
Mezensky District (russian: Мезе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District.Law ...
of
Arkhangelsk Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the
Mezen River at the mouth of the Kamenka River (hence the name of the settlement), some northwest of
Mezen.
Municipally, it is the administrative center of Kamenskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in Mezensky Municipal District. Population:
History
In 1882, a
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
was built in the mouth of the Kamenka River by the Rushnikov brothers. There was
timber rafting on the Mezen, which persisted until the 1990s. Kamenka was one of the places where the logs were lifted from the water. The sawmill produced boards, all of which were exported. At the time, it was part of
Mezensky Uyezd Mezensky Uyezd (''Мезенский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Mezen.
Demographics
At the tim ...
of
Arkhangelsk Governorate. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and
Mezensky District
Mezensky District (russian: Мезе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District.Law ...
was established. Kamenka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938. On 23 June 2021, Kamenka was transformed back to rural settlement. Economy-related legal and tax reasons were cited for this decision.
Restricted access
The northern part of Mezensky District, including Kamenka, is included into the
border security zone, intended to protect the borders of Russian Federation from unwanted activity. In order to visit Kamenka, a permit issued by the local
FSB department is required.
Economy
Industry
The two most important enterprises in Kamenka are the Mezen sawmill and the Mezen sea harbor.
Transportation
There is an airport in
Kamenka.
The Mezen is navigable in Kamenka; however, the passenger navigation is only represented by ferries to
Mezen, which connect Kamenka to the road network. There is also a
winter road (''zimnik'') downstream the Mezen, which crosses into the valley of the
Kuloy River and ends in the ''selo'' of
Dolgoshchelye.
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Rural localities in Mezensky District