Urzhum
Russia /
Kirov /
Urzhum /
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, 2 km from center (Уржум)
World / Russia / Kirov
city, district center
Town and the administrative center of Urzhumsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Urzhumka River about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from its confluence with the Vyatka River. Population: 10,213 (2010 Census).
It was first mentioned in 1554 as a Mari town. The town was named after the river, although the name has no reliable etymology. In 1584, Urzhum was refounded as a Russian fortress with the aim of keeping down Mari and Tatar revolts. Town status was granted to it in 1796.
It was first mentioned in 1554 as a Mari town. The town was named after the river, although the name has no reliable etymology. In 1584, Urzhum was refounded as a Russian fortress with the aim of keeping down Mari and Tatar revolts. Town status was granted to it in 1796.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urzhum,_Urzhumsky_District,_Kirov_Oblast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 57°6'55"N 50°0'35"E
- Kirov 178 km
- Izhevsk 182 km
- Perm 365 km
- Berezniki 471 km
- Syktyvkar 527 km
- Nizhny Tagil 593 km
- Yekaterinburg 616 km
- Kamensk-Uralsky 718 km
- Yugorsk 881 km
- Tyumen 922 km
- Krasnaya ulitsa, 56 0.3 km
- Sergey Kirov memorial museum 0.8 km
- ulitsa Yolkina, 91 0.8 km
- Sovetskaya ulitsa, 38 0.8 km
- ulitsa Yolkina, 2а 1 km
- ulitsa Drelevskogo, 52 1.4 km
- Car service 1.8 km
- Belaya Rechka 2 km
- ulitsa Kirova, 155 2.1 km
- ulitsa Kirova, 157 2.1 km