Yeniseysk

Russia / Krasnojarsk / Yeniseysk /
 city, district center

Town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. Population: 18,766 (2010 Census).
Yeniseysk was founded in 1619 as a stockaded town—the first town on the Yenisei River. It played an important role in Russian colonization of East Siberia in the 17th–18th centuries. Its location is due to the Siberian River Routes from the Urals, up the Ob, up the Ket River and over a portage to Yeniseysk and from there to the Yenisei basin. It became less important due to road and rail building further south. Its old town is included by the Russian government in the country's tentative World Heritage List.
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Coordinates:   58°27'3"N   92°10'58"E
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