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
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.

Geography

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

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.

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.