Pushlakhta

Pushlakhta
Пушлахта
Village
Pushlakhta is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Pushlakhta
Pushlakhta
Location within Arkhangelsk Oblast
Pushlakhta is located in Russia
Pushlakhta
Pushlakhta
Location within Russia
Coordinates: 64°48′N 36°34′E / 64.800°N 36.567°E / 64.800; 36.567[1]
CountryRussia
RegionArkhangelsk Oblast
DistrictPrimorsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Pushlakhta (Russian: Пушлахта) is a rural locality (a village) in Pertominskoye Rural Settlement of Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The population was 54 as of 2010.[2]

Geography

Pushlakhta is located 284 km west of Arkhangelsk (the district's administrative centre) by road.[3]

History

In July 1854, during the Crimean War, allied troops landed at Pushlakhta and defeated the village's militia in a short battle. After this, the allies burned most of the village.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Карта деревни Пушлахта в Архангельской области
  2. ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Численность по муниципальным образованиям и населенным пунктам Архангельской области". arhangelskstat.gks.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  3. ↑ Расстояние от Пушлахты до Архангельска
  4. ↑ Frumenkov, Georgi Georgievich (1975). Arkhangelsk. Северо-Западное книжное издательство. p. 184.


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