Vilyuchinsk
| city, closed administrative-territorial entity
Russia /
Kamcatka /
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy /
World
/ Russia
/ Kamcatka
/ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
, 23 km from center (Петропавловск-Камчатский)
World / Russia / Kamchatka
city, invisible, draw only border, closed administrative-territorial entity
Closed town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula about 20 kilometers (12 mi) across Avacha Bay from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 22,905 (2010 Census).
It was founded as Sovetsky (Сове́тский) on October 16, 1968 through the amalgamation of three earlier settlements which supplied the Soviet Navy and served as a base for submarine construction: Rybachy, Primorsky, and Seldevaya.[citation needed] In 1970, as with other closed towns in the Soviet Union, it was given a code name based on the nearest major city, becoming known officially as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-50 until 1994. In 1994, the town was renamed after the nearby volcano, Vilyuchik.
It was founded as Sovetsky (Сове́тский) on October 16, 1968 through the amalgamation of three earlier settlements which supplied the Soviet Navy and served as a base for submarine construction: Rybachy, Primorsky, and Seldevaya.[citation needed] In 1970, as with other closed towns in the Soviet Union, it was given a code name based on the nearest major city, becoming known officially as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-50 until 1994. In 1994, the town was renamed after the nearby volcano, Vilyuchik.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilyuchinsk
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Coordinates: 52°55'30"N 158°27'55"E