Ivdel
Encyclopedia
Ivdel is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Ivdel River (Ob
's basin
) near its confluence
with the Lozva River
, 535 kilometres (332.4 mi) north of Yekaterinburg
. Population:
, was built on the Ivdel River in 1589. It was known as a gold-mining settlement of Nikito-Ivdel , and later Ivdel, since 1831. Ivdellag gulag
was formed here in 1937. Town status was granted in 1943.
of Pelym and thirty-seven rural localities, the town is incorporated as the Town
of Ivdel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts
.
Municipally, Ivdel and thirty-three rural localities are incorporated as Ivdelsky Urban Okrug. The urban-type settlement of Pelym, along with four other rural localities, is independently incorporated as Pelym Urban Okrug.
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Ivdel River (Ob
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
's basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
) near its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Lozva River
Lozva River
Lozva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Tavda River. The length of the river is 637 km. The area of its basin is 17,800 km². The river freezes up in October - early November and stays icebound until late April - early May. Its main tributaries are the...
, 535 kilometres (332.4 mi) north of Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
. Population:
History
Lozvinsky gorodok , the first Russian wooden fortress east of the Ural MountainsUral Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
, was built on the Ivdel River in 1589. It was known as a gold-mining settlement of Nikito-Ivdel , and later Ivdel, since 1831. Ivdellag gulag
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
was formed here in 1937. Town status was granted in 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Administratively, along with the work settlementUrban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
of Pelym and thirty-seven rural localities, the town is incorporated as the Town
City of federal subject significance
City of federal subject significance is an umbrella term used to refer to a type of an administrative division of a federal subject of Russia which is equal in status to a district but is organized around a large city; occasionally with surrounding rural territories.According to the 1993...
of Ivdel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts
Administrative divisions of Sverdlovsk Oblast
*Towns under the federal government management:**Novouralsk ***with 1 selsovet under the town's jurisdiction.**Lesnoy ***Urban-type settlements under the town's jurisdiction and the federal government management:...
.
Municipally, Ivdel and thirty-three rural localities are incorporated as Ivdelsky Urban Okrug. The urban-type settlement of Pelym, along with four other rural localities, is independently incorporated as Pelym Urban Okrug.