Vychegodsky (russian: Вычегодский) is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the
town of oblast significance of
Kotlas
Kotlas (russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population:
Kotlas is the third largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after A ...
in
Arkhangelsk Oblast,
Russia
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. It is located in the southeast of the
oblast
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on the left bank of the
Vychegda River
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, east of Kotlas. Population:
History
Vychegodsky was founded in 1942 in connection with the construction of the North-Pechora trunk-railway. There are three secondary schools and one vocational technical school there.
Economy
Transportation
There is a railway station in Vychegodsky, called Solvychegodsk, on the railroad connecting Kotlas and
Vorkuta
Vorkuta (russian: Воркута́; kv, Вӧркута, ''Vörkuta''; Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner") is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin ...
. Vychegodsky is located on the road connecting Kotlas and
Syktyvkar via
Koryazhma
Koryazhma (russian: Коря́жма) is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vychegda River east of Kotlas, at the confluence of the Bolshaya Koryazhemka River. Population:
History
In 1535, ...
and
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkhangelsk Oblast is divided into six cities and towns of oblast significance, twenty-one districts, and two island territories (Franz Joseph Land and Victoria Island). Besides, Mirny is a town u ...
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Virtual world of Vychegodsky
{{Arkhangelsk Oblast
Urban-type settlements in Arkhangelsk Oblast