Shelanga is a village in the Verkhneuslonsky district of Tatarstan , the center of the Shelangovsky rural settlement [1] .
| Village | |
| Shelanga | |
|---|---|
| tat. Shylaggy | |
 Shelanga village - general view | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Tatarstan |
| Municipal District | Verkhneuslonsky |
| Rural settlement | Shelangovskoe |
| Chapter | Mayorov Valery Viktorovich |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | XVI century |
| First mention | 1683 |
| Former names | Nikolskoe, Christ Nativity |
| Village with | 1783 |
| Square | 10 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,057 people ( 2010 ) |
| Nationalities | Russians , Tatars , Chuvash , Uzbeks |
| Katoykonim | shelangans |
| Official language | Tatar , Russian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 422577 |
| OKATO Code | 92220875001 |
| OKTMO Code | |
The village was founded at the beginning of the XVI century and was located on the estate of the Marquises of Paulucci.
Many famous personalities are associated with Shelanga, such as: Maxim Gorky , A. Blank , Fedor Chaliapin , Arbuzov Aleksander Yerminingel'dovich , Dasha Sevastopol . In honor of her, the only memorial in Russia was erected near the school in Shelang. Before the revolution in with. Shelanga lived landowner Medvedev . His house was located on a mountain (now called Bear Mountain), from where a good view of the village and the Volga River Bay opened. After the revolution, there was a school in his estate, and then a hospital. Now a new hospital has been built in the village, and the old one has been destroyed.
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Title
The name of the village comes from two rivers flowing through its territory. Shelang in translation from Mari ( Gornomar. Shalangy , Lugovomar . Shalege ) means buzzard . During the founding years, Shelang had other names: "Nikolskoe" and "Christ Nativity".
Economics
In sec. Shelanga is a brick factory of Keramika-Sintez LLC [2] , a recreation center of the Kazanorgsintez plant [3] , a horse-racing complex of the Kazanorgsintez plant and USOL Shelang KGEU [4] .
Attractions
In the village there is the “Two-altar Church of the Nativity of Christ” [5] , which was built in 1783-1786 at the expense of the landowner M.N. Naryshkina. In the first half of the 19th century, a bell tower was added to the temple.
In the Soviet years, the temple was closed and a gym was made. Stucco with ancient frescoes was repelled. In the early 2000s, the temple was transferred to the Kazan diocese. Currently, divine services are performed in the courtyard of the temple, since the floors in the temple under the arch of the cathedral are broken.
The temple is now restored (bells are also installed) by Father Alexei and services are held in the church on Sundays and church holidays.
Rural Settlement
There are five settlements in the Shelang rural settlement: the village of Shelang, the villages of Kzyl-Bayrak and Yanga-Yul , the villages of Brek and Nariman .
Communication with other settlements
Buses of the route 529 Syukeyevo- Kazan run to Kazan from Shelanga every two hours starting at 7 a.m. The marina was dismantled since its life has long been exhausted. Through the efforts of Trotsenko Anatoly Trofimovich, the marina was restored in 2016 and put into operation.
Notes
- ↑ Municipalities within the Verkhneuslonsky district (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment November 22, 2009. Archived August 17, 2010.
- ↑ Ceramics - Sintez, OOO Shelangovsky Ceramic Plant: ALL-BIZ.INFO: Russia (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment November 21, 2009. Archived March 13, 2009.
- ↑ OJSC Kazanorgsintez
- ↑ SOL Shelanga | KGEU
- ↑ Orthodoxy in Tatarstan. | Church of the Nativity (s. Shelanga)