Shorkistra ( Chuvash. Enushshu ) - a village in Urmara district of the Chuvash Republic . Located 2 kilometers north of Shorkistra station of the Gorky Railway . Center Shorkistrin rural settlement . The number of farms - 361, population - 1133 people. 99% of the inhabitants are Chuvash .
| Village | |
| Shorkists | |
|---|---|
| Chuvash. Enushshu | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Chuvashia |
| Municipal district | Urmara district |
| Head of settlement | Petrov Alexander Y. |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1725 |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1133 people |
| Official language | Chuvash , Russian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 83544 |
| Postcode | 429407 |
| OKATO code | 97238865001 |
| OKTMO code | |
| gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=462 | |
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Infrastructure
The Urmara-Shorkistra-Yantikovo motorway passes through the village. The Orthodox Church of St. John the Theologian is located in the village. It was built at the expense of parishioners in 1893-1898. The five-headed, mono-triad, wooden on a stone foundation. Felled from a bar, trimmed with a chaise, retained its original appearance.
Organizations
The following organizations operate in the village:
- Cooperative "Shorkistrin" - produces building blocks, bricks, also engaged in the cultivation of potatoes;
- high school , founded in 1884;
- branch of the Urmarie Art School for children;
- library;
- post office;
- fire station;
- family doctor's office;
- Medical and obstetric point ;
- the shops.
- rural house of culture
Nature
The settlement is located within the Chuvash Plateau at the source of the Small Anish River . The relief is represented by a hilly plateau, mostly covered with deciduous forests, dissected by numerous ravines into a series of gentle ridges and separate elevations. The length of the ravines varies from 100–200 m to 2–3.5 km, and its depth varies from 1 to 10 m. Near the village there are deposits of brick loam and clay. The field is operated by the Shorkistrin cooperative. In forests there are moose , foxes , hares , wolves , wild boars , and from game birds - grouse and grouse are very rare. Near the village on the banks of the picturesque lake in the forest is the recreation center "Sapaskar".
People associated with the village
- Alekseev Petr Vasilyevich - Director of Urmara Secondary School
- Alekseev Pavel Alekseevich - Honored Healthcare Worker of the Chuvash ASSR
- Andreev Pavel Andreevich - Honored Lawyer of the RSFSR
- Andreev, Valery Georgievich - scientist, Honorary Citizen of Kuznetsk (lived in the village in 1962-1972)
- Arkhipov Peter Arkhipovich - Honored Designer of the Czech Republic
- Leonid Maksimovich Grigoriev - Honorary Citizen of Urmar District, Honored Worker of Industry of the Chuvash Republic
- Dmitriev Valeriy Alekseevich - Candidate of Psychology, Colonel, Master of Sports of the USSR
- Kirillova Zinaida Petrovna - Honored Teacher of the Chuvash ASSR
- Krikov Ivan Vasilyevich - Honored Teacher of the Czech Republic
- Makshantsev, Boris Grigorievich - builder, teacher, Makarenkovets. "The national teacher of the USSR" (1983).
- Yury Vasilyevich Nikiforov - Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
- Nikolaev Vladimir Alekseevich - Honored Mechanic of the Chuvash ASSR
- Nikolaev Sergey Nikolaevich - master of sports of the USSR on boxing
- Nyagin Ivan Aleksandrovich - Honored Worker of Culture of the Czech Republic
- Serin Peter Fedorovich - Honored Forester of the Czech Republic
- Shmelev Valeriy Aleksandrovich - Honored Teacher of the Czech Republic
- Mikhail Alexandrovich Shmelev - Honored Worker of RAO UES of Russia
- Nikolay Yakovlev - Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation