Salavir is a village in the Navashinsky urban district of the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Until May 2015 [2] was part of the Natalinsky Village Council .
| Village | |
| Salavir | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Nizhny Novgorod Region |
| City district | Navashinsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↘ 173 [1] people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 607126 |
| OKATO Code | |
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The village of Salavir is located from east to west, consists of two streets, located near the river Salaks .
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History
It was founded by the Mordovians, until the 9th-10th centuries. Salavir is a Mordovian toponym, which means "Forest robbers" [3] . The name of the village is called “Salavir Forests”, which are mentioned in the book by Melnikov-Pechersky “On the Mountains”: “ From the edge of old glorious forests of Murom, in the forest of Salavir ... ” [4] . Later, the village became a refuge for the Old Believers. In the middle of the 20th century, most of the inhabitants belonged to two surnames - Zuevs and Pantheevs.
Infrastructure
In the center of Salaviri there are a village council, a post office, shops, a school, a culture house (club), a monument to the villagers who died during the Great Patriotic War. At the western end of Salaviri there is a spring. Nearby is a road through which you can get into the village (bulk crushed stone).
Population
| Population | |
|---|---|
| 2002 [1] | 2010 [1] |
| 206 | ↘ 173 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 2010 All-Russian Population Census. The number and distribution of the population of the Nizhny Novgorod region . Date of treatment July 30, 2014. Archived July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region dated May 8, 2015 No. 58-З “On the Transformation of Municipalities of the Navashinsky Municipal District of the Nizhny Novgorod Region”
- ↑ Navashinsky district
- ↑ Pavel Melnikov-Pechersky On the mountains