Yarensk
Я́ренск
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Yarensk Cathedral
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| Coordinates: 62°10′N 49°06′E / 62.167°N 49.100°E / 62.167; 49.100 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] |
165780
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| OKTMOID | 11635420101 |
Yarensk (Russian: Я́ренск) is a rural locality (aselo) and the administrative centerofLensky DistrictofArkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Vychegda River near its confluence with the Yarenga. Population: 3,660 (2010 Russian census);[4] 4,085 (2002 Census);[5] 4,246 (1989 Soviet census).[6]
The town of Yarensk was documented as early as 1384 as a station on the road leading from Novgorod to the Ural Mountains. In the Russian Empire, it was the seat of a huge uyezd within Vologda Governorate. Much of the present-day Komi Republic was administered from Yarensk. The Tsar used the town as a place of exile, most notably for Prince Vasily Galitzine.
In 1924, the town was demoted in status to that of a rural locality.
The modern village has a mid-18th century Orthodox cathedral adapted for use as a local history museum.
Yarensk was one of the Russian towns visited by Robinson CrusoeinDefoe's novel.
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