Mirny ( rus, Мирный, p=ˈmʲirnɨj, lit. ''peaceful'') is a
closed town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in the west of
Arkhangelsk Oblast,
Russia
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, serving the
Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The town is located from the
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 ...
of
Plesetsk and is connected to it by a road and a railway.
Gorodskaya railway station is located within the town, being a terminus to cosmodrome's vast railway system. The
Plestsy Airport is also located nearby. Population:
Location and geography
The area administered by the town borders with
Kholmogorsky District in the north,
Vinogradovsky District in the east, and
Plesetsky District in the south and in the west. The area is elongated from the east to the west and is approximately long and wide. The town proper is located in the extreme southwestern end of the area. The
Yemtsa River flows in the north of the area, whereas the
Mekhrenga River
The Mekhrenga (russian: Мехреньга) is a river in Plesetsky and Kholmogorsky Districts and in the town of Mirny of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Yemtsa. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principa ...
crosses it south to north in the eastern part. The whole area belongs to the
Northern Dvina River basin. Except for the military installations, it is covered by coniferous forest (
taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces ...
).
History
In 1957, an area for the settlement for
ballistic missile
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launch site workers was designated. In 1958, the population of the area, about 4,000, was resettled; the same year the construction started. On November 23, 1960 the settlement of Mirny was established. In 1966, with the development of the cosmodrome, it was designated a closed town. Mirny was never mentioned in the media before 1983.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the
town of oblast significance of Mirny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Oblast Law #65-5-OZ] As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Mirny is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug.
[Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ]
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
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Official website of Mirny
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Cities and towns in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1957
Naukograds