Verkh-Irmen Explained

Official Name:	Verkh-Irmen
Native Name:	Верх-Ирмень
Settlement Type:	Settlement
Pushpin Map:	Russia Novosibirsk Oblast#Russia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Russia
Subdivision Name1:	Novosibirsk Oblast
Subdivision Name3:	Ordynsky District
Subdivision Type4:	Municipality
Coordinates:	54.5792°N 82.2417°W

Verkh-Irmen (Russian: Верх-Ирмень) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Verkh-Irmensky Selsoviet of Ordynsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 3123 (2010 Census).^[1] The settlement is located on the Irmen River, it is situated 60 kilometers southwest of Novosibirsk, 32 kilometers northeast of Ordynskoye and 8 kilometers from the coast of the Novosibirsk Reservoir.^[2]

History

Verkh-Irmen was first mentioned in 1775.

Economy

• The "Irmen" is an agricultural enterprise, one of the largest milk producers in Novosibirsk Oblast.^[3]

Famous natives

• Vyacheslav Larents (born 1994) is a Russian football player.

Notes and References

1. https://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm 2010 All-Russian Population Census.
2. http://bsk.nios.ru/content/selo-verh-irmen-ordynskogo-rayona The village of Verkh-Irmen of Ordynsky District. Library of Siberian Local History. Село Верх-Ирмень Ордынского района. Библиотека Сибирского краеведения.
3. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3397807 Milk for the neighbor. Kommersant. Молоко для соседа. Коммерсантъ.