Nautsi (russian: Наутси) was a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
in
Pechengsky District
Pechengsky District (russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; fi, Petsamo; no, Peisen; se, Beahcán; sms, Peäccam) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.Law #96-01-ZMO As a municipal division, ...
of
Murmansk Oblast,
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
,
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
. It lies on the east bank of the
Paatsjoki River, which forms part of the
border between Norway and Russia. Prior to it abandonment in 1962, Nautsi was the westernmost village in the Soviet Union.
History
Prior to
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, between 1921 and 1944, Nautsi was a Finnish village in
Petsamo Province
The Province of Petsamo ( fi, Petsamon lääni, sv, Petsamo län) was a Finnish panhandle and province from 1921 to 1922, when it was merged into the Province of Oulu. This panhandle used to give Finland access to the Arctic Ocean, until it w ...
. Finnish forces retreated to this location in 1939 during the
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
.
During World War II,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
sought to capture this area because of the nearby
nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow ...
mines.
Nautsi became a part of the Soviet Union in 1945. It was officially abolished on December 13, 1962.
References
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[{{cite book, title=The War of 1939, pages=39–40, editor1=Vernon Bartlett , editor2=W. Gordon Williams , editor3=Geoffrey Pomeroy Dennis, publisher=The Caxton Publishing Co., year=1940]
[{{cite book, author1=Mann, Chris, author2=Jörgensen, Christer, year=2003, pag]
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title=Hitler's Arctic War: the German campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR, 1940-1945, series=Thomas Dunne Books, publisher=Macmillan, isbn=0-312-31100-1, url-access=registration, url=https://archive.org/details/hitlersarcticwar00mann/page/212
[{{cite book, last=Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области., title=Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник, publisher=Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север", year=1995, location=Мурманск, page=215]
Abolished inhabited localities in Murmansk Oblast