Vasilsursk Explained

En Name:Vasilsursk
Ru Name:Васильсурск
Other Name:Шурдӱҥ
Other Lang:Mari
Coordinates:56.1275°N 46.0072°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Vasilsursk COA (Nizhny Novgorod Governorate) (1781).png
Holiday:Second Sunday of August
Federal Subject:Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Adm District Jur:Vorotynsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:Work settlement
Pop 2010Census:1068
Established Date:1523
Postal Codes:606263
Dialing Codes:8316432
Website:http://www.vasilsursk.ru/
Date:November 2010

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.

History

A Kuruk Mari (a tribe of Mari people) 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.

Climate

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, the coldest month is January .

Population

Transportation

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

Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility

The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, an ionospheric research facility, is located near Vasilsursk.