Velikiĭ Usti︠u︡g (Russia)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
וליקי אוסטיוג (רוסיה)
Name (Latin)
Velikiĭ Usti︠u︡g (Russia)
Other forms of name
Velikiy Ustyug (Russia)
nnaa Velikiĭ Usti︠u︡g, Russia
Veliki Ustyug (Russia)
Ustiug Velikiy (Russia)
Usti︠u︡g Velikīĭ (Russia)
nne Velikiĭ Usti︠u︡g (R.S.F.S.R.)
Coordinates
46.30388889 46.30388889 60.75888889 60.75888889 (gooearth )
E0461838 E0461838 N0604552 N0604552 (geonames )
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 143117582
Wikidata: Q111048
Library of congress: n 84110971
Sources of Information
  • Bot︠s︡i︠a︡novskiĭ, V. K istorii prosvi︠e︡shchenii︠a︡ v drevneĭ Rusi XVII vi︠e︡ka [MI] 1892:
  • LC data base, 5-10-84
  • Phone call from BGN, 5-10-84
Wikipedia description:

Veliky Ustyug (Russian: Вели́кий У́стюг) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the northeast of the oblast at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 31,665. Veliky Ustyug has a great historical significance and was one of the major cities of the Russian North. It preserved some of the past urban structure and many of the architectural monuments. It has lost its former leading role and is nowadays mostly known for tourism.

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