Melexa

On the map of the St. Petersburg province of F.F. Schubert in 1834, the village Meleksa , consisting of 48 peasant households, is mentioned ^[2] .

MELEXA - the village belongs to Lieutenant General Aprelev, the number of inhabitants according to the audit: 158 m., 157 g. paragraph ^[3] . (1838)

On the map of F.F. Schubert in 1844, the village of Melex was also marked ^[4] .

MELEXA - the village of Lieutenant General Apreleva, on a country road, the number of yards - 60, the number of souls - 139 metro stations ^[5] (1856)

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MELEXA - the owner's village by the river Syasy, the number of yards - 43, the number of inhabitants: 144 m., 152 g. P.; Orthodox chapel ^[6] . (1862 year)

In 1866-1867, temporarily liable peasants of the village bought their land allotments from A. F., E. F. and M. F. Aprelev and became the owners of the land ^[7] .

The collection of the Central Statistical Committee described it as follows:

MELEKSY (MELEXA) - a former owner's village by the river Syasi, courtyards - 59, residents - 284; Chapel, 2 shops. (1885) ^[8]

According to the statistics on the national economy of the Novoladozhsky district of 1891, the estate in the village of Meleksy with an area of ​​67 acres belonged to the local peasant woman E. V. Kulemina, the estate was acquired in 1886 for 340 rubles ^[9] .

In the XIX - early XX centuries, the village administratively belonged to the Khvalovsky volost of the 2nd camp of the Novoladozh district of the St. Petersburg province.

According to the "Memorial Book of the St. Petersburg Province" for 1905, the village Meleksa was part of the Meleksinsky rural society ^[10] .

From 1917 to 1923, the village was part of the Meleksensky Village Council of the Khvalovsky Volost, Novoladozh County.

Since 1923, as part of the Kolchanovo volost of the Volkhov district .

Since 1927, as part of the Volkhov district.

In 1928, the population of the village was 356 people ^[11] .

According to 1933, the Meleksa village was the administrative center of the Meleksinsky Village Council of the Volkhov District, which included 14 settlements, villages: Bolshoi Kolenetz, Barygovo, Bor, Borok, Varvarovo, Luka, Maly Kolenets, Meleks , Prokshenitsy, Pykhovo, Stolbovo, Strelno, Syretsky , Juhor, with a total population of 1652 people ^[12] .

According to 1936, the Meleksinsky Village Council included 12 settlements, 296 farms and 8 collective farms. The administrative center of the village council was the village of Yukhora ^[13] .

Since 1946, as part of the Novoladozhsky district .

Since 1954, as part of the Khvalovsky village council.

In 1961, the population of the village was 81 people.

Since 1963, again as part of the Volkhov district ^[11] .

According to the data of 1966, 1973 and 1990, the Meleksa village was also part of the Khvalovsky village council ^{[14] [15] [16]} .

In 1997, 12 people lived in the village of Meleksa of the Khvalovsky volost, in 2002 - 24 people (all Russians) ^{[17] [18]} .

In 2007, 13 people were in the village of Meleksa Khvalovsky SP ^[19] .

The village is located in the southeastern part of the region near the A114 highway ( Vologda - Novaya Ladoga ).

The distance to the administrative center of the settlement is 7 km ^[19] .

The distance to the nearest railway station Kolchanovo is 21 km ^[14] .

The village is located on the right bank of the Syas river.