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Vasilsursk

Field	Value
en_name	Vasilsursk
ru_name	Васильсурск
other_name	Шурдӱҥ
other_lang	Mari
image_skyline	Vasilsursk flybird18.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view of Vasilsursk
coordinates
map_label_position	right
image_coa	Vasilsursk COA (Nizhny Novgorod Governorate) (1781).png
holiday	Second Sunday of August
federal_subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
adm_district_jur	Vorotynsky District
inhabloc_cat	Urban-type settlement
inhabloc_type	Work settlement
pop_2010census	1068
pop_2010census_ref
established_date	1523
postal_codes	606263
dialing_codes	8316432
website	http://www.vasilsursk.ru/

Vasilsursk () is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Vorotynsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Sura River, not far from its fall into the Volga.

History

A Kuruk Mari (a tribe of Mari people) wooden fortress named Tsepel used to stand where Vasilsursk is now located. Russians captured it after bloody fight in 1523 from Kuruk Maris and established on its site a small settlement. The fort here was used as an advanced base during the Russo-Kazan Wars.

Climate

Vasilsursk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with long cold winters and warm, often hot dry summers. The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near +20 C, the coldest month is January -12 C.

Population

|1989 |1871 |2002 |1329 |2010 |1068

Transportation

In warmer months, a ferry operates between Vasilsursk and the settlement of Lysaya Gora. During winter, passengers are transported by amphibious boats Khivus-10.

Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility

The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, an ionospheric research facility, is located near Vasilsursk.

References

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