Manturovo

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Manturovo (Russian: Мантурово) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River (Volga's tributary), some 260 km northeast of Kostroma. Population: 18,900 (2005 est.); 19,457 (2002 Census); 22,000 (1970).

Manturova was an ancient Finno Ugric Meri people (Russian Merja) trading settlement and wooden hill fortress located at the confluence of Unzha and Mezha Rivers. The name means Mantu = Podzol, Rova = higher place in sparcely coniferous forest. According to its name it have had a Saame or Nenents roots. Finno Ugrian Rova derives from Saame (Sami) word Roavve which means hill or open place as result of forest fire . Thus the place was inhabited at least c. 2000 BC. It become a Meri settlement by c. 300 AD and remained so at least to 1300 century.

According to Russian history, the village of Manturovo was first mentioned in 1617. Later on, it grew into a town and was granted town status in 1958.

Manturovo was connected by St.Petersburg - Viatka (Vyatka) Railway to Viatka and Perm in 1908. Since then it has developed from quiet country village railway station to a forest industry centre including a big fener factory. A Finnish forest company has plans to open a big modern forest industry centre to Manturova, nearly a billion Euro investment, if Russian Government guarantee its legal ownership, according to WTO standards.

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