Ust-Vym
Усть-Вымь | |
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| Coordinates: 62°13′33″N 50°23′27″E / 62.2258°N 50.3908°E / 62.2258; 50.3908 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic |
| Founded | 1380 (Julian) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2010) | 760 ) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK 1) |
| Postal code2 | 169110 |
| OKTMO ID | 87644440101 |
Ust-Vym (Russian: Усть-Вымь; Komi: Емдін, Jemdïn) is a rural locality (a selo) in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located by the mouth of the Vym River, from which it takes its name: "Ust-" is a common prefix it Russian toponymy for places by the mouth of a river, from the word устье, "river mouth". It is an administrative center of the Ust-Vym rural municipality, which includes several other villages.
An ancient monastery established in 1380 by Stephen of Perm, closed in 1764, and reopened in 1996 is located in Ust-Vym.3
It is known as the headquarters of Ustvymlag Gulag labor camp.
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- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- История монастыря, Михайло-Архангельский мужской монастырь (in Russian)