Severoonezhsk
Encyclopedia
Severoonezhsk is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast
, Russia
, located 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) west of the town of Mirny
, on the left bank of the Onega River
. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Severoonezhskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population: .
were discovered. Until 1985, Severoonezhsk was subordinate to the urban-type settlement of Oksovsky
. On July 8, 1985, Severoonezhsk was granted urban-type settlement status itself, and was split from Oksovsky; with its territory including the whole area on the left bank of the Onega which previously was part of Oksovsky.
In the beginning of 1970, there were plans to build an aluminum production plant close to the bauxite deposits. It was planned that the plant would be served by a city with the population of approximately 100,000, with the name of Severorossiysk, located on both banks of the Onega. The plans were supported by Hungary and Bulgaria, who were interested in becoming the shareholders. The plans have never been realized.
, several kilometers downstream from the mouth of the Iksa River, the left tributary of the Onega. On the right bank of the Onega, across Severoonezhsk, stands the urban-type settlement of Oksovsky
.
extraction is the main industry in Severoonezhsk. The bauxites were discovered in the area in 1949, and the extraction began in 1978.
(Navoloki railway station) is at the end of the rairoad line which connects in Puksa to the line between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (Konosha-Obozyorskaya stretch). There is a railway bridge from Severoonezhsk (Iksa railway station) to Oksovsky across the Onega, connecting to the railroad to the west of Severoonezhsk, to Undozero and Yangory. This line (Zaonezhskaya Railroad) is one of the biggest railways in Russia which does not belong to Russian Railways
. The owner of the railway is the State Department of Corrections. Plans to extend this line to Medvezhyegorsk
have not been realized.
There is a road connecting Severoonezhsk to Oksovsky and further on to the highway which is a historic trading route between Kargopol with Arkhangelsk.
The Onega is not navigable at Severoonezhsk because of the rapids.
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...
) in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
, 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 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) west of the town of Mirny
Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Mirny is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance, while municipally, it is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
, on the left bank of the Onega River
Onega River
The Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Severoonezhskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population: .
History
The first house in Severoonezhsk was built in February 1973 shortly after huge deposits of bauxiteBauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
were discovered. Until 1985, Severoonezhsk was subordinate to the urban-type settlement of Oksovsky
Oksovsky
Oksovsky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Plesetsk, on the right bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oksovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district...
. On July 8, 1985, Severoonezhsk was granted urban-type settlement status itself, and was split from Oksovsky; with its territory including the whole area on the left bank of the Onega which previously was part of Oksovsky.
In the beginning of 1970, there were plans to build an aluminum production plant close to the bauxite deposits. It was planned that the plant would be served by a city with the population of approximately 100,000, with the name of Severorossiysk, located on both banks of the Onega. The plans were supported by Hungary and Bulgaria, who were interested in becoming the shareholders. The plans have never been realized.
Geography and location
Severoonezhsk is located on the left bank of the Onega RiverOnega River
The Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
, several kilometers downstream from the mouth of the Iksa River, the left tributary of the Onega. On the right bank of the Onega, across Severoonezhsk, stands the urban-type settlement of Oksovsky
Oksovsky
Oksovsky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Plesetsk, on the right bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oksovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district...
.
Industry
BauxiteBauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
extraction is the main industry in Severoonezhsk. The bauxites were discovered in the area in 1949, and the extraction began in 1978.
Transport
OksovskyOksovsky
Oksovsky is an urban locality in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Plesetsk, on the right bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Oksovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district...
(Navoloki railway station) is at the end of the rairoad line which connects in Puksa to the line between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (Konosha-Obozyorskaya stretch). There is a railway bridge from Severoonezhsk (Iksa railway station) to Oksovsky across the Onega, connecting to the railroad to the west of Severoonezhsk, to Undozero and Yangory. This line (Zaonezhskaya Railroad) is one of the biggest railways in Russia which does not belong to Russian Railways
Russian Railways
The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
. The owner of the railway is the State Department of Corrections. Plans to extend this line to Medvezhyegorsk
Medvezhyegorsk
Medvezhyegorsk , formerly known as Medvezhya Gora and Karhumäki, is a town and the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: 15,800 ....
have not been realized.
There is a road connecting Severoonezhsk to Oksovsky and further on to the highway which is a historic trading route between Kargopol with Arkhangelsk.
The Onega is not navigable at Severoonezhsk because of the rapids.