Atemar

The village is located on the banks of the Atemarka river, 36 km from the district center and 10 km east of Saransk, which is connected with a national road.

The village was founded in 1638 during the construction of the Belgorod - Simbirsky notch line ^[1] .

Since 1640 - the capital of Atemar county ; in 1687, Atemar was deprived of urban status.

The name is interpreted by local historians in different ways: m., E. Mar "earthen mound, hill", ate , ata "old". A connection is possible with the name of the Atemarka flowing here, as well as with the Mordvinian word atyamar “cherry, cherry thickets”. Atemar was the site of Torzhok (bazaar congresses) in the province. The history of Atemar is connected with the civil wars of the 17-18 centuries. (see the war of 1670-1671 , the war of 1773-1775 ).

From December 18 ( 29 ), 1708 - in the Azov province , from May 29 ( June 9 ) 1719 - in the Penza province of the Kazan province ; from September 15 ( 26 ), 1780 - as part of the Saransk district ^[2] .

In 1926, on the basis of private lime production, a promartel was organized, since 1927 - TOZ, in 1929 - collective farm named after S. M. Budyonny. In 1939 the collective farm was created to them. 3rd five-year plan. In 1931-1958 A large MTS operated in Atemar. In 1932, a plant for the production of lime and lime flour (now LLC Diatomit-M) was put into operation. In 1960, the Atemarsky State Farm was formed on the basis of local collective farms; in the 1990s - State Unitary Enterprise "Spark". In 1967, the Atemarskaya poultry farm was separated from the state farm into an independent farm.

Atemara’s modern infrastructure includes a secondary school (1871), 2 houses of culture, a rural and school library, a local hospital, a house of commerce, a house of public services, and a museum of local history.

In Atemara and its environs are historical monuments of the 17th century: Atemarsky Val , earthen foundations of the fortress-fort, Nikolskaya Church (architectural monument of the 19th century).

Atemar rural settlement includes 5 settlements.

Population 3,998 (2001), mainly Russian.

Famous Natives

Atemar is the birthplace of the Bolsheviks V. G. Zalogov (delegate to the 2nd and 4th (extraordinary) congresses of the Soviets) and V. M. Grinin (a member of the Central Balt), Stakhanovist V. E. Kurmyshkin, Hero of Socialist Labor I. M. Strelnikov , Hero of the Soviet Union A.N. Deryabin , full holder of the Order of Glory I.G. Godunov , holder of 3 orders of the Red Star V.D. Fadeev.

• Atemar chalk field

• Atemar on the site of the encyclopedia of the Republic of Mordovia
• Atemar // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
• Atemar Tithing 1669-1670 / Atemar Tithing 1679-1680 // Tens of the Penza Territory 1669–1696. / Ed. and the editorial introduction by Alexander Barsukov. - SPb., 1897. - Ch. IV — V.
• Lists of settlements 1663–1917, part I // Directory of the administrative-territorial division of the Penza Territory 1663–1991. / State. archive of the Penza region; Comp .:T. B. Yakovleva , V. S. Godin ; at hand. N. N. Zolotenkova .
• Encyclopedia of Mordovia , A. S. Borisov.