Arsk

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Arsk (English)
Арск (Russian)
Арча (Tatar)
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Sovetskaya Square in Arsk

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Arsk
Location of Arsk in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 56°06′N 49°53′E / 56.100°N 49.883°E / 56.100; 49.883Coordinates: 56°06′N 49°53′E / 56.100°N 49.883°E / 56.100; 49.883
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of March 2015)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Arsky District[1]
Administrative center of Arsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2014)
Municipal district Arsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Arsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Arsky Municipal District,[2] Arsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 18,114 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 13th century
Town status since June 27, 2008[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 422000, 422002, 422008, 422049
Arsk on Wikimedia Commons
Arsk population
2010 Census 18,114[3]
2002 Census 17,211[7]
1989 Census 13,938[8]
1979 Census 11,376[9]

Arsk (Russian: Арск; IPA: [ˈarsk]; Tatar: Cyrillic Арча, Latin Arça, [ʌrˈɕa]) is a town and the administrative center of Arsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kazanka River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 18,114.[3]

Etymology

The Tatar name of the town (Арча) can be translated as "Udmurt's" or "Udmurtian".

History

It was founded at the end of the 14th century[10] by Volga Bulgarians. It was the seat of Archa Darugha (a type of subdivision) during the Khanate of Kazan period. Even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by Tatars, the larger part of the darugha's population was Udmurt. It is possible that earlier population of this area was also Finnic, who later assimilated with the Tatars.

Arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. In 1506, it was the site of the Battles of Arsk Field, in which Tatar forces were defeated by the Russians but later turned the tables and won one of their most significant victories in the course of the Russo-Kazan Wars.

Arsk was captured by the Russian army under Prince Vorotynsky in 1552, the same year when Kazan itself was captured. In 1606, it was rebuilt as a Russian fortress. In 1708–1796, it was the seat of Arsky Uyezd. In 1781, it was granted town status.[10] In 1918, it was taken in an anti-Bolshevik peasant rebellion. In 1920–1930, it was the administrative center of Arsky Kanton; when the kantons were abolished in 1930, it became the administrative center of the newly formed Arsky District.[10] In 1938, it was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement.[10] On June 27, 2008, it was granted town status again.[5]

1781 coat of arms of Arsk

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arsk serves as the administrative center of Arsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Arsk, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Arsky Municipal District as Arsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy and transportation

There are several light and food industry enterprises in the town, as well as a brick factory and a construction materials factory.[10]

The town is a station on the Kazan–Agryz railway.[10]

Demographics

Ethnically, the population is 83% Tatar and 15% Russian,[10] with Mordvins, Mari, Chuvash, and Udmurts making up the remaining 2%.

Namesakes

The eastern part of Kazan, which had been situated out of the Arsk Gates of Kazan during Khanate's epoch, was called Arsk Field. Later, this name spread to the cemetery, now situated in Central Kazan.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #7-ZRT
  3. 1 2 3 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 №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Resolution #3900-III GS
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan, p. 63

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