Vetluga
Town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River, after which the town is named. Population: 8,954 (2010 census);[2] 9,641 (2002 census);[6] 10,190 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Vetluga
Ветлуга | |
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Lenina Street in Vetluga | |
_(1779).png) Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Vetluga | |
  Vetluga Location of Vetluga .svg) Vetluga Vetluga (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°51′N 45°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Vetluzhsky District[1] |
| Town of district significanceSelsoviet | Vetluga[1] |
| Founded | 1636 |
| Town status since | 1778 |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,954 |
• Estimate (2021) | 7,681 (−14.2%) |
| • Capital of | Vetluzhsky District,[1] town of district significance of Vetluga[1] |
| • Municipal district | Vetluzhsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Vetluga Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Vetluzhsky Municipal District,[3] Vetluga Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 606860 |
| OKTMO ID | 22618101001 |
History
It was founded in 1636 and granted town status in 1778.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vetluga serves as the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Vetluzhsky District as the town of district significance of Vetluga.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Vetluga is incorporated within Vetluzhsky Municipal District as Vetluga Urban Settlement.[3]
Notable people
- Aleksey Pisemsky (1821–1881), novelist and dramatist, lived his first ten years in Vetluga
- Vasily Rozanov (1856–1919), writer and philosopher, born in Vetluga
- Viktor Rozov (1913–2004), dramatist and screenwriter, received primary education at Vetluga from 1918
Climate
| Climate data for Vetluga (extremes 1940-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−0.1 (31.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.6 (−46.5) |
−39.3 (−38.7) |
−34.9 (−30.8) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−47.7 (−53.9) |
−47.7 (−53.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.7 (1.96) |
37.4 (1.47) |
38.4 (1.51) |
37.3 (1.47) |
49.9 (1.96) |
78.2 (3.08) |
88.4 (3.48) |
71.2 (2.80) |
54.8 (2.16) |
68.8 (2.71) |
55.6 (2.19) |
57.2 (2.25) |
686.9 (27.04) |
| Source: pogoda.ru.net[8] | |||||||||||||