Plesetsk
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 The corner of Partizanskaya and Lenina Streets; to the right is the Administration building |
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.svg) Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Plesetsky District |
| Municipal status (as of July 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Plesetsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Plesetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Plesetsky Municipal District, Plesetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 11,037 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Postal code(s) | 164260 |
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Plesetsk (Russian: Плесе́цк) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about 800 kilometers (500 mi) northeast of Moscow and 180 kilometers (110 mi) south of Arkhangelsk. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Plesetskoye Urban Settlement, one of eight urban settlements in the district. Population: 11,037 (2010 Census);11,300 (2002 Census);14,027 (1989 Census).
The vast Plesetsk Cosmodrome territory is located nearby and is administered from the town of Mirny which is 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) away from Plesetsk. The territory also includes the Plestsy Airport.
The name is derived from the word "плёс" (plyos) which means "river reach". Plestsy is the name for a small lake which Plesetsk adjoins.
The area was originally populated by the Finno-Ugric peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. It belonged at the trading routes connecting central and northern Russia: first, from Moscow to the White Sea along the Onega River, and then, after 1765, along the newly built road between Saint-Petersburg and Arkhangelsk, which still exists and passes Kargopol and Plesetsk. However, the Plesetsk area until the 1890s was underpopulated since it was located at some distance from the main rivers of the region. From 1796, it belonged to Arkhangelsky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate. In 1894—1897, Plesetskaya railway station was built during the construction of the railroad between Vologda and Arkhangelsk. Eventually, the volost center was moved from the selo of Navolok to Plesetskaya.
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