Yurtysh ( tt-Cyrl, Юртыш, translit=Yurtış; russian: Юртыш) is a
rural locality (a
settlement) in
Vysokogorsky District
Vysokogorsky District (russian: Высокого́рский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Биектау районы, ''Biyektaw rayonı'') is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Fed ...
,
Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 414 as of 2010.
Geography
Yurtysh is located north of
Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and north of
Kazan, the republic's capital, by road.
History
The earliest known record of the settlement dates from the 17th century.
From the 18th to the first half of the 19th century, the village's residents belonged to the
social estate of
state peasants.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the village had two
mosques, a
madrasa, a
mekteb, four windmills, two grain scourers, a match factory and four small shops.
Before the creation of the
Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of
Tsaryovokokshaysky Uyezd Tsaryovokokshaysky Uyezd (''Царевококшайский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kazan Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tsaryovok ...
of
Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was part of
Arsk Canton; after the creation of districts in the Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan), it was located in
Dubyazsky (1930–1963),
Zelenodolsky (1963–1965) and
Vysokogorsky districts.
References
External links
* {{Cite web , title=Юртыш , url=https://tatarica.org/tat/razdely/municipalnye-obrazovaniya/municipalnye-rajony/vysokogorskij-rajon-1/yurtysh , access-date=2022-08-08 , website=tatarica.org , language=tt
Rural localities in Vysokogorsky District