Puchezh
Puchezh
Пучеж | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Puchezh  | |
  Puchezh Location of Puchezh  Puchezh Puchezh (Ivanovo Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°59′0″N 43°10′0″E / 56.98333°N 43.16667°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Puchezhsky District |
| First mentioned | 1594 |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,588 |
| • Capital of | Puchezhsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Puchezhsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Puchezhskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Puchezhsky Municipal District,[3] Puchezhskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 155360 |
| OKTMO ID | 24621101001 |
Puchezh (Russian: Пу́чеж) is a town and the administrative center of Puchezhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located to the southeast of Myshkin. It is a port on the west side of the Volga River, situated 117 kilometers (73 mi) southeast of Kineshma and 175 kilometers (109 mi) east of Ivanovo. Population: 8,588 (2010 Russian census);[2] 10,345 (2002 Census);[6] 12,712 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
History
It was first mentioned as Puchishche sloboda in 1594.[citation needed] In the 19th century, it became a center for the grain industry and the flax trade. In 1862, a major thread-producing plant was founded. Nearby Ivanovo became known as the "fiancée's town": a large number of female workers would immigrate to the town to work in the weaving industry (which fed off of Puchezh's flax trade), and legend has it that single men would come here in search of wives.
In 1952, Gorky Reservoir (named after the famous Russian author Maxim Gorky) flooded, putting the town in danger. For the next three years, the town slowly uprooted itself, was carried to a higher location, and was rebuilt.
Administrative and municipal status
Puchezh serves as the administrative center of Puchezhsky District.[1] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it was administratively incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Municipally, Puchezh is incorporated within Puchezhsky Municipal District as Puchezhskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
Today, Puchezh still maintains a flax enterprise and a sewing factory. The town's industries now include a plant producing reinforced concrete works, a woodworking industry, and their cultural pride: Istoki factory. Istoki is an artistic trade that involves making works of traditional embroidery, both by hand and by machine, to make patterns influenced by the ancient art from the Volga region. The linens produced here are comparable to any others in the world. The area surrounding the town contains dairy farms, fishing industry, and forests that create a perfect atmosphere for ecotourism and many kinds of outdoor recreation, such as fishing, hunting, and camping.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Law #145-OZ
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e Law #49-OZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
Sources
- Ивановская областная Дума. Закон №145-ОЗ от 14 декабря 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ивановской области», в ред. Закона №2-ОЗ от 4 февраля 2015 г. «Об отдельных вопросах правового регулирования в сфере присвоения наименований географическим объектам и переименования географических объектов на территории Ивановской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства Ивановской области", №50(519), 30 декабря 2010 г. (Ivanovo Oblast Duma. Law #145-OZ of December 14, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ivanovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-OZ of February 4, 2015 On Various Issues of the Legal Regulation in the Area of Assigning Names to Geographical Objects and Renaming the Geographical Objects on the Territory of Ivanovo Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Ивановской области. Закон №49-ОЗ от 25 февраля 2005 г. «О городском и сельских поселениях в Пучежском муниципальном районе», в ред. Закона №81-ОЗ от 14 июля 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Ивановской области "О городском и сельских поселениях в Пучежском муниципальном районе"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Законы Ивановской области и документы Законодательного Собрания", №1(166), 28 февраля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ivanovo Oblast. Law #49-OZ of February 25, 2005 On the Urban and Rural Settlements in Puchezhsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #81-OZ of July 14, 2010 On Amending the Law of Ivanovo Oblast "On the Urban and Rural Settlements in Puchezhsky Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days from the day of the official publication.).