Solvychegodsk
| Solvychegodsk (English) Сольвычегодск (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kotlassky District |
| Town of district significance | Solvychegodsk |
| Administrative center of | town of district significance of Solvychegodsk |
| Municipal status (as of March 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Kotlassky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 2,460 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Previous names | Usolsk |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81837 |
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Solvychegodsk (Russian: Сольвычего́дск, lit. "salt on the Vychegda River") is a town in Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River 25 kilometers (16 mi) northeast of Kotlas, the administrative center of the district. Population: 2,460 (2010 Census);2,843 (2002 Census);4,004 (1989 Census).
Solvychegodsk was founded in the 14th century on the shores of Lake Solyonoye. The town was known as Usolsk in the 15th century.Anikey Stroganov (1488–1570) opened salterns in 1515, which later become a huge industry, and started the Stroganov family fortune. In the 16th–17th centuries, Solvychegodsk was a big commercial, handicraft, and cultural hub of Northern Russia. It was especially famous for its enamel industry. Solvychegodsk was captured and looted by Polish-Lithuanian vagabonds, the Lisowczycy, on January 22, 1613. In 1796, the town became a part of Vologda Governorate. It was also known as a place of political exile. In 1937, Solvychegodsk was transferred to the jurisdiction of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Joseph Stalin was exiled here for seven months after being arrested by the Okhrana in April 1909 and for another seventeen months in 1911.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Kotlassky District as the town of district significance of Solvychegodsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Solvychegodsk, together with the territories of Pacheozersky, Peschansky, Solvychegodsky, and Kharitonovsky Selsoviets (which comprise, correspondingly, twenty-five, twelve, forty, and sixteen rural localities, for the total of ninety-three rural localities) in Kotlassky District, is incorporated within Kotlassky Municipal District as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement.
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