Vasilsursk

Vasilsursk (English) Васильсурск (Russian) Шурдӱҥ (Mari)
-  Urban-type settlement  - Work settlement
Aerial view of Vasilsursk
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Vasilsursk Location of Vasilsursk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°07′39″N 46°00′26″E / 56.12750°N 46.00722°E / 56.12750; 46.00722Coordinates: 56°07′39″N 46°00′26″E / 56.12750°N 46.00722°E / 56.12750; 46.00722
Coat of arms
Urban-type settlement Day	Second Sunday of August
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative district	Vorotynsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	1,068 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1523
Postal code(s)	606263
Dialing code(s)	+7 8316432
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Vasilsursk (Russian: Васильсу́рск) 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. Population: 1,068 (2010 Census);1,329 (2002 Census);1,871 (1989 Census).

A Kuruk-Mari 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.

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 (68 °F), the coldest month is January −12 °C (10 °F).

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

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