Segezha

Town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia

Town in Republic of Karelia, Russia

Segezha

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Town[1]

Segezha railway station

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Coordinates: 63°44′N 34°19′E﻿ / ﻿63.733°N 34.317°E﻿ / 63.733; 34.317
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative district| Segezhsky District[1]
Founded| 1915
Town status since| 1943
Elevation

| 80 m (260 ft)
Population

(2010 Census)[2]

• Total| 29,631

Administrative status

• Capital of| Segezhsky District[1]

Municipal status

• Municipal district| Segezhsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement| Segezhskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of| Segezhsky Municipal District,[4] Segezhskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone| UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]|

186420

OKTMO ID| 86645101001
Website| www.segezha.info

Segezha (Russian: Сеге́жа; Karelian: Segeža; Finnish: Segeža) is a town and the administrative center of Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 267 kilometers (166 mi) north of Petrozavodsk on the Segezha River and on the western shore of Lake Vygozero. Population: 29,631 (2010 Russian census);[2] 34,214 (2002 Census);[7] 38,207 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

## History

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It was founded as a railway station on Murmansk Railway in 1915.[citation needed] A small settlement grew around the station; it was granted town status in 1943.[citation needed] The area around Segezha held many of the early camps within the Soviet gulag system and was known as Segezhlag.[9]

Segezha still where Penal Colony 7 is located (63°46′27″N 34°17′39″E﻿ / ﻿63.77417°N 34.29417°E﻿ / 63.77417; 34.29417). In June 2011, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was moved here to serve his sentence.[10] Russian activist Ildar Dadin writes that he was tortured in this prison in September 2016.[11]

## Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Segezha serves as the administrative center of Segezhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Segezha is incorporated within Segezhsky Municipal District as Segezhskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

## Economy

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Segezha is the location of the Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill, one of the largest pulp and paper companies in Russia.

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e Law #871-RZK
2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. ^ a b c d Law #813-RZK
4. ^ Law #825-ZRK
5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly.
9. ^ "Virtual Gulag museum".
10. ^ "Russia's Mikhail Khodorkovsky released, flies to Berlin | CBC News".
11. ^ Ildar Dadin: deadly torture in Karelian prison The Independent Barents Observer AS, 2016

### Sources

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* Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №871-ЗРК от 29 апреля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1895-ЗРK от 2 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения статью 9 Закона Республики Карелия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №48, 7 мая 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #871-ZRK of April 29, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1895-ZRK of June 2, 2015 On Amending Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Karelia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
* Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №813-ЗРК от 1 ноября 2004 г. «О городских, сельских поселениях в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноября — 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #813-ZRK of November 1, 2004 On the Urban, Rural Settlements in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
* Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №825-ЗРК от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №141, 16 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #825-ZRK of December 1, 2004 On the Municipal Districts in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).

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