Yemva
Encyclopedia
Yemva is a town and the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District
of the Komi Republic
, Russia
, located on the Vym River
130 kilometres (80.8 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar
. Population:
It was founded as a settlement around the railway station
of Knyazhpogost , which opened in 1942. It was granted urban-type settlement
status and renamed Zheleznodorozhny in 1941. In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.
Knyazhpogostsky District
Knyazhpogostsky District is an administrative district , one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Yemva. District's population: Population of Yemva accounts for 62.2% of the...
of the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
, Russia
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 Vym River
Vym River
The Vym River is a river in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is a tributary of the Vychegda River in the basin of Northern Dvina. Its length is 499 km, and its drainage basin 25,600 km². Average discharge is 196 m³/s....
130 kilometres (80.8 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
-Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *...
. Population:
It was founded as a settlement around the railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of Knyazhpogost , which opened in 1942. It was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status and renamed Zheleznodorozhny in 1941. In 1985, it was granted town status and renamed Yemva, which is the local name for the Vym River.