Shimsk

Shimsk (English)
Шимск (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Work settlement

Panorama from the bridge

Location of Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Shimsk
Location of Shimsk in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 58°12′40″N 30°43′30″E / 58.21111°N 30.72500°ECoordinates: 58°12′40″N 30°43′30″E / 58.21111°N 30.72500°E
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Novgorod Oblast
Administrative district Shimsky District[1]
Administrative center of Shimsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Shimsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Shimskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Shimsky Municipal District, Shimskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 3,895 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
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Shimsk (Russian: Шимск; IPA: [ʂɨmsk]) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shimskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. It is located on a highway connecting Veliky Novgorod and Pskov, 48 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Veliky Novgorod. Shimsk lies on Shelon River, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) upstream from the point where it drains into Lake Ilmen. Population: 3,895 (2010 Census);[3] 3,842 (2002 Census);[5] 3,992 (1989 Census).[6]

A number of mineral water sources, notably the ones near the village of Uspolon, are located nearby.

History

In the Middle Ages the Shelon River played an important role as part of the trade route connecting Novgorod and Pskov and further with the Narva River. At the end of the 15th century, the area was transferred, together with Novgorod, to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, where it belonged to the Shelon pyatina of Novgorod.

Shimsk was founded in 1878 as a station of the railway connecting Novgorod and Staraya Russa (the railway was destroyed during World War II).[7] In the beginning of the 20th century, Shimsk, then a selo and known as Shimsky Perevoz, was the center of Shimskaya Volost of Novgorodsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate.[8]

On February 15, 1935 Shimsky District, with the center in Shimsk, was established. Between 1941 and 1944 Shimsk was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Shimsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast.[9] On February 1, 1963 Shimsky District was abolished, and on February 1, 1973 it was re-established. On February 5, 1981 Shimsk was granted a status of urban-type settlement.[10]

Economy

Industry

Industry in Shimsk is mainly food industry.[11]

Transportation

Shimsk is located on the A116 highway which connects Veliky Novgorod and Porkhov (and continues to Pskov under a different code). It is also connected by roads with Luga, Staraya Russa, and Volot. There are local roads as well.

The Shelon is navigable in Shimsk, however, there is no passenger navigation.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 49 255 551 003», в ред. изменения №243/2014 от 18 апреля 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 49 255 551 003, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #398-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Туристу (in Russian). Администрация Шимского муниципального района. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ Снытко, О.В. et al. (2009). С.Д. Трифонов, Т.Б. Чуйкова, Л.В. Федина, А.Э. Дубоносова, ed. Административно-территориальное деление Новгородской губернии и области 1727-1995 гг. Справочник (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. p. 68. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Снытко, О.В. et al. (2009). С.Д. Трифонов, Т.Б. Чуйкова, Л.В. Федина, А.Э. Дубоносова, ed. Административно-территориальное деление Новгородской губернии и области 1727-1995 гг. Справочник (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. p. 147. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  10. ↑ Снытко, О.В. et al. (2009). С.Д. Трифонов, Т.Б. Чуйкова, Л.В. Федина, А.Э. Дубоносова, ed. Административно-территориальное деление Новгородской губернии и области 1727-1995 гг. Справочник (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. p. 245. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  11. ↑ Анализ социально-экономического развития Шимского муниципального района за 9 месяцев 2010 года (in Russian). Администрация Шимского муниципального района. Retrieved April 15, 2012.

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