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18-788: Mezen may refer to: Places Mezen (river) , a river in the Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Mezen Bay , a bay of the White Sea in Russia Mezen (inhabited locality) , several inhabited localities in Russia Mezen Airport , an airport in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Mezen Basin , a sedimentary basin in northern European Russia People See also [ edit ] Mézens ,

36-725: A commune in the Tarn Department in France Mezensky (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mezen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mezen&oldid=960314937 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

54-856: Is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky , Pinezhsky , and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina . It is 779 kilometres (484 mi) long, and the area of its basin 42,600 square kilometres (16,400 sq mi). Its main tributaries are the Ilesha , the Vyya , the Yula , the Pokshenga , and the Yozhuga . The Pinega is the main waterway of

72-492: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mezen (river) The river basin of the Mezen comprises vast areas in the east and north-east of Arkhangelsk Oblast and in the west of the Komi Republic. The town of Mezen , the urban type settlements of Usogorsk and Kamenka , as well as the administrative center of Udorsky District, the selo of Koslan all are located on

90-713: The Kuloy–Pinega Canal was constructed in 1926–28, however, currently the canal is pretty much neglected. The area was populated by Finnic peoples and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic . In the 13th century the Novgorod merchants already reached the White Sea . The Pinega was used by Novgorod merchants as the source of fur and also as the trading route to the basin of the Pechora River . From

108-696: The Novgorod Republic . In the 13th century the Novgorod merchants already reached the White Sea . The Mezen was used by Novgorod merchants as the trading route to the basin of the Pechora which was attractive because of the fur. From the Northern Dvina, they went upstream the Pinega and took the boats by land to the Kuloy . The boats then were taken from the Kuloy to the Mezen. The river route continued east up

126-680: The Udorsky District of the Komi Republic . The Pinega flows in the hilly landscape, on the western border of the Timan Ridge , in the coniferous forest ( taiga ). It freezes up in mid October or early November and stays under the ice until mid April or early May. The etymology of the name Pinega is unclear. The Pinega starts in Verkhnetoyemsky District, close to the border with Krasnoborsky District, at

144-638: The Ilesha from the south and turns north again, emerging as a broad river with high banks. Further downstream it accepts the Vyya from the west, in the village of Ust-Vyyskaya, and after accepting the Nyukhcha from the right, in the village of Zanyukhcha , turns north-west. From this point on, the unpaved road appears from the Komi Republik, and follows the right bank of the river. Downstream from Zanyukhcha,

162-495: The Kholmogorsky District. Its mouth is in the historical settlement of Ust-Pinega . The river is navigable upstream to 580 kilometres (360 mi) from its mouth; downstream from the village of Gorka, however, there is no passenger navigation. At one point, several kilometers upstream from the settlement of Pinega, the river comes within a distance of several kilometers to the course of the Kuloy . In this place,

180-508: The Mezen River are mentioned during the 16th century: Yuroma (1513) and Koynas (1554). The middle course of the Mezen, approximately the current area of Leshukonsky District , was where Russian and Komi cultures mixed the most. In the lower course of the Mezen, currently Mezensky District , Russians dominated, whereas in the upper course, currently Udorsky District , Komi dominated. Pinega (river) The Pinega ( Пинега )

198-745: The Northern Dvina, there were a number of ways into the basin of the Mezen (from where the merchants could get to the basin of the Pechora and the Ob ). Two options included going upstream the Pinega and taking the boats by land to the Kuloy and to the Mezen, or using the Pukshenga and the Pokshenga to get to the Pinega, and then from the Yozhuga taking boats by land to the Zyryanskaya Yezhuga and

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216-608: The Pinega passes historical selos of Sura and Verkola , accepts the Yula from the west, and passes the selo of Kevrola , which was the historical center of the area before the 19th century, on the left bank, and the selo of Karpogory , which is the current administrative center of the Pinezhsky District, on the right bank. Several kilometers downstream from Karpogory, the Pinega accepts the Pokshenga and turns north. In

234-634: The Pinezhsky District, with many of the settlements in the district located on the river banks. The river basin includes the north-western part of the Krasnoborsky District, the eastern part of the Verkhnetoyemsky District, the eastern part of the Vinogradovsky District , the major part of the Pinezhsky District, the eastern part of the Kholmogorsky District, and minor areas in the Leshukonsky District and in

252-715: The Pyoza, portage, and down the Tsilma to the Pechora. Another route went from the Northern Dvina upstream the Pukshenga , then moved to the Pokshenga and downstream to the Pinega. From the Pinega, the merchants used the Yozhuga , the Zyryanskaya Vashka , and the Vashka to get to the Mezen. After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow . The first permanent Russian settlements on

270-563: The banks of the Mezen. The administrative center of Leshukonsky District, the selo of Leshukonskoye , is located on the Vashka River several kilometers upstream from the confluence of the Vashka and the Mezen and is connected with the right bank of the Mezen by a ferry crossing. The source of the Mezen is in the Timan Ridge in the Komi Republic, west of the northern Ural Mountains . It flows first south-west, then sharply turns roughly in

288-647: The confluence of the Belaya River and the Chyornaya River. There it flows to the north-west, then turns north. The first village on the Pinega is Belorechensky, still in Verkhnetoyemsky District. North of Belorechensky, the river meanders, and after accepting the Okhtoma River from the left, turns east. From this point downstream, the valley of the Pinega is populated, and the villages are grouped by several into mini-agglomerations. The Pinega accepts

306-631: The north-western direction. The upper course of the Mezen runs through the hilly landscape. The Mezen flows into the Mezen Bay of the White Sea near the town of Mezen, right below the Arctic Circle . Near its mouth, the Pyoza River enters from the east. The Mezen is navigable below the selo of Koslan, however, there is no regular passenger navigation except for ferry crossings. The area was populated by Finnic peoples and then colonized by

324-459: The village of Shilega, there is a railway bridge on the railroad connecting Arkhangelsk and Karpogory. Downstream from the mouth of the Yezhuga the Pinega suddenly turns west, and in the settlement of Pinega , which served as the administrative center of the area, turns south-west. On the right-hand bank Pinezhsky Nature Reserve has been established. Further downstream, the Pinega crosses into

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