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Vyazemsky (russian: Вя́земский) is a
The town is served by
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the administrative center
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of Vyazemsky District
Vyazemsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia.
*Vyazemsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Khabarovsk KraiResolution #143-pr
*Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, ...
in Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...
, Russia
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, located southwest of Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...
, the administrative center of the krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relate ...
, close to the Ussuri River
The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the ...
and the border with China. Population:
History
It was founded in 1895 as a settlement during the construction of the railway betweenKhabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...
and Vladivostok
Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...
, which later became the easternmost section of the Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
. The settlement and the station were initially named Vyazemskaya () after the lead engineer of the section, Orest Vyazemsky.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
status was granted to it in 1938; town status was granted in 1951.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vyazemsky serves as theadministrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of Vyazemsky District
Vyazemsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia.
*Vyazemsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Khabarovsk KraiResolution #143-pr
*Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, ...
, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #143-pr As a municipal division, the town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Vyazemsky is incorporated within Vyazemsky Municipal District as Vyazemsky Urban Settlement.Law #191
Economy
The town's economy relies on the production of timber, foodstuffs, and construction materials, as well as on theTrans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
traffic.
Transportation
The town is served by Vyazemskaya railway station Vyazemsky (masculine), Vyazemskaya (feminine), or Vyazemskoye (neuter) may refer to:
People
*Lidiya Vyazemskaya (1886–1946), mother of Tatiana von Metternich-Winneburg, German patron of the arts, and of Marie Vassiltchikov, Russian princess
*Ni ...
on the Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
and is the terminus for electrified suburban commuter trains from Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( rus, Хабaровск, a=Хабаровск.ogg, r=Habárovsk, p=xɐˈbarəfsk) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China ...
. It is also on the M60 motorway.
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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Cities and towns in Khabarovsk Krai 1895 establishments in the Russian Empire