Kamenka, Arkhangelsk Oblast
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Kamenka is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in Mezensky District
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Mezen River
at the mouth of the Kamenka River (hence the name of the settlement), some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Mezen
. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Kamenskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in Mezensky Municipal District. Population:
was built in the mouth of the Kamenka River by the Rushnikov brothers. There was timber rafting
on the Mezen, which persisted until the 1990s. Kamenka was one of the places where the logs were lifted from the water. The sawmill produced boards, all of which were exported. At the time, it was part of Mezensky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate
. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Mezensky District
was established. Kamenka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.
, intended to protect the borders of Russian Federation from unwanted activity. In order to visit Kamenka, a permit issued by the local FSB department is required.
The Mezen is navigable in Kamenka; however, the passenger navigation is only represented by ferries to Mezen
, which connect Kamenka to the road network. There is also a winter road
(zimnik) downstream the Mezen, which crosses into the valley of the Kuloy River
and ends in the selo of Dolgoshchelye.
Urban-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...
) in Mezensky District
Mezensky District
Mezensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District...
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
, 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 left bank of the Mezen River
Mezen River
The Mezen is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
at the mouth of the Kamenka River (hence the name of the settlement), some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Mezen
Mezen
-See also:*Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Kamenskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in Mezensky Municipal District. Population:
History
In 1882, a sawmillSawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
was built in the mouth of the Kamenka River by the Rushnikov brothers. There was timber rafting
Timber rafting
Timber rafting is a log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river. It is arguably the second cheapest method of transportation of timber, next after log driving...
on the Mezen, which persisted until the 1990s. Kamenka was one of the places where the logs were lifted from the water. The sawmill produced boards, all of which were exported. At the time, it was part of Mezensky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate
Arkhangelsk Governorate
Archangelsk Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk...
. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Mezensky District
Mezensky District
Mezensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District...
was established. Kamenka was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.
Restricted access
The northern part of Mezensky District, including Kamenka, is included into the border security zoneBorder Security Zone of Russia
The Border Security Zone in Russia is the designation of a strip of land where economic activity and access are restricted without permission of the FSB. In order to visit the zone, a permit issued by the local FSB department is required. The restricted access zone The Border Security Zone in...
, intended to protect the borders of Russian Federation from unwanted activity. In order to visit Kamenka, a permit issued by the local FSB department is required.
Industry
The two most important enterprises in Kamenka are the Mezen sawmill and the Mezen sea harbor.Transport
There is an airport in Kamenka.The Mezen is navigable in Kamenka; however, the passenger navigation is only represented by ferries to Mezen
Mezen
-See also:*Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
, which connect Kamenka to the road network. There is also a winter road
Winter road
Winter roads are temporary highways carved out of snow and ice. They facilitate transportation to and from communities without permanent roads, and are commonly seen in isolated regions in Canada's north....
(zimnik) downstream the Mezen, which crosses into the valley of the Kuloy River
Kuloy River (White Sea)
The Kuloy is a river in Pinezhsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries of the Kuloy are the Kyolda , the Nemnyuga , and the Soyana...
and ends in the selo of Dolgoshchelye.