Mozhga
Encyclopedia
Mozhga is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia
, located on the Syuginka River, 97 kilometres (60.3 mi) southwest of Izhevsk
.
It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works. After the October Revolution
, it was renamed Sovetsky , and later Krasny . It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Mozhga is an important industrial center of southwestern Udmurtia.
and was known for the production of technical glass, jugs, figurines of animals. In 1859, 34 yards of the village population of 290 inhabitants on the Syugailka river working water mill. In 1916, around the factory settlement was built railway station Syuginskaya. After the October Revolution
, it was renamed Sovetsky , and later Krasny . It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Mozhga and Udmurt Republic serves as the reference point for the timezone used in most of Central Russia
, including Moscow
and Saint Petersburg
. The areas operate in what is referred to as Moscow Standard Time (MSK, МСК), which is 4 hours ahead of UTC, or UTC+4
. Daylight saving time
is no longer observed.
, characterized by large annual range of temperature (hot summers and cold winters), and significant changes in temperature during the day.
The ethnic makeup of the city:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Syuginka River, 97 kilometres (60.3 mi) southwest of Izhevsk
Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
.
It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works. After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, it was renamed Sovetsky , and later Krasny . It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Mozhga is an important industrial center of southwestern Udmurtia.
History
The base of the settlement related to the construction of a Syuginsky glass factory on the Syuga river in 1835. The plant was built by the merchant Theodore Chernov from YelabugaYelabuga
Yelabuga The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a Volga Bulgarian border castle was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası ....
and was known for the production of technical glass, jugs, figurines of animals. In 1859, 34 yards of the village population of 290 inhabitants on the Syugailka river working water mill. In 1916, around the factory settlement was built railway station Syuginskaya. After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, it was renamed Sovetsky , and later Krasny . It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
Location
The city is located in the southwest of the Udmurt Republic, at the confluence of the rivers and Syuga Syugailka, 81 km from the capital of Udmurtia, Izhevsk. Around Mozhga vast forests and deposits of quartz sand, which determined the choice of location at the base of the future cityTime
Central Federal District
The Central Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" is of political and historical meaning; geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of Russia. The district spans an area of , with a population of 38,438,600 according to the 2010...
, including Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. The areas operate in what is referred to as Moscow Standard Time (MSK, МСК), which is 4 hours ahead of UTC, or UTC+4
UTC+4
UTC+04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +04. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:Gulf Standard Time uses UTC+04.-As standard time :...
. Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
is no longer observed.
Climate
Udmurtia and Mozhga is within temperate continental climateContinental climate
Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...
, characterized by large annual range of temperature (hot summers and cold winters), and significant changes in temperature during the day.
Demographics
Population:The ethnic makeup of the city:
- Russian — 56.5 %
- Udmurt — 25.8 %
- Tatar — 15.6 %