Velsk

Velsk ( _ru. Вельск) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vel River at its confluence with the Vaga River, km to mi|545 south of Arkhangelsk. Population: 26,300 (2005 est.); ru-census|p2002=26241|p1989=25967

First attested in 1137, Velsk regularly suffered from inundations before it was moved to a higher spot in the 16th century. It was known as a pogost before 1555, as a posad between 1555 and 1780, whereupon it was incorporated as a town.

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