Pinega

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title: "Pinega" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rural-localities-in-pinezhsky-district", "pinezhsky-uyezd", "populated-places-in-russia-that-lost-city-or-town-status"] description: "Rural locality in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia" topic_path: "geography/russia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinega" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Rural locality in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia ::

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Field	Value
en_name	Pinega
ru_name	Пинега
image_skyline	Пинега8.jpg
coordinates
map_label_position	right
image_coa	Pinega COA (Arkhangelsk Governorate) (1780).png
coa_caption	The coat of arms of Pinega as established in 1780
federal_subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
adm_district_jur	Pinezhsky District
adm_district_jur_ref
adm_selsoviet_jur	Pinezhsky Selsoviet
adm_selsoviet_jur_ref
adm_ctr_of	Pinezhsky Selsoviet
adm_ctr_of_ref
inhabloc_cat	Rural locality
inhabloc_cat_ref
inhabloc_type	Settlement
inhabloc_type_ref
mun_district_jur	Pinezhsky Municipal District
mun_district_jur_ref
rural_settlement_jur	Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement
rural_settlement_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of	Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement
mun_admctr_of_ref
pop_2010census	3225
pop_2010census_ref
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History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Travels_of_a_naturalist_in_northern_Europe,_Norway,_1871,_Archangel,_1872,Petchora,1875(1905)(14565879019).jpg" caption="View of the station house in old Pinega. Photo from ''Travels of a naturalist in northern Europe, Norway, 1871, Archangel, 1872, Petchora, 1875'' by J. A. Harvie-Brown, published 1905."] ::

Pinega was known from 17th century as the pogost of Pinezhsky Volok. In the course of the administrative reform performed in 1708 by Peter the Great the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate, with the creation of Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was located in Kevrola, now a village. In 1780, the Governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty, with the creation of Pinezhsky Uyezd in place of the Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was Pinega, which thereby became a town. In 1796, Pinezhsky Uyezd moved into the Arkhangelsk Governorate. In 1897, the population of Pinega was 992. In 1925 the town of Pinega, while still being the center of the uyezd, was downgraded to a selo, and in February 1927, Pinezhsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Arkhangelsky Uyezd.

During Russian Civil War in 1918, battles were fought between the Red Army and British troops in Pinega and around. For a short period, Pinega was occupied by British and American troops.

In 1929, several governorates were merged into Northern Krai. July 15, 1929 the uyezds were abolished, and Pinezhsky District was established. Pinezhsky District became a part of the Arkhangelsk Okrug of the Northern Krai. In 1930, the Okrug was abolished, and the district became subordinate to the central administration of the Northern Krai. In 1936, the Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Then, in 1959, Karpogorsky and Pinezhsky Districts were merged into one district with the administrative center located in Karpogory.

From 1960 to 1993 Pinega was an urban-type settlement, after which it was downgraded to a rural type settlement again.

Economy

Transportation

The Pinega River is navigable below the village of Sogra, although there is no regular passenger navigation. Pinega is located at the point where the river sharply turns south-west. At this point, it passes several kilometers from the course of the Kuloy River. In 1926—1928 a canal connecting the Pinega with the Kuloy was constructed, however, currently the canal is pretty much neglected.

An unpaved road along the right bank of the Pinega connects Arkhangelsk with the valley of the Mezen. From this road, another one, also unpaved, branches off and follows the Pinega to Karpogory, the village of Zanyukhcha, and then crosses the border with the Komi Republic to the timber production settlements.

Culture and recreation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Pinega_cave.jpg" caption="The Pinega cave"] ::

15 km from Pinega, in the village of Maletino, there is Krasnogorsky Monastery which is classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law. The monastery is neglected.

The District Museum of the Pinezhsky District is located in Pinega.

Downstream from Pinega there are karst caves which are a major tourist attraction. The karst landscape of the right bank of the Pinega River is protected in Pinezhsky Nature Reserve.

References

Notes

Sources

References

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