# Mariinsky Posad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mariinsky_Posad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mariinsky_Posad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariinsky_Posad > Source revision: 1311967816 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Mariinsky Posad |ru_name=Мариинский Посад |loc_name1=Сĕнтĕрвăрри |loc_lang1=Chuvash |image_skyline=Mariinsky Posad West side of pedestrian street.jpg |image_caption=In Mariinsky Posad |coordinates={{coord|56|06|N|47|43|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=bottom |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Mariinsky Posad (Chuvashia).png |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag of Mariinsky Posad (Chuvashia).png |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=[Chuvash Republic](/source/Chuvash_Republic) |federal_subject_ref= |adm_district_jur=[Mariinsko-Posadsky District](/source/Mariinsko-Posadsky_District) |adm_district_jur_ref= |adm_selsoviet_jur=Mariinsko-Posadskoye |adm_selsoviet_type=[Urban settlement](/source/Town_of_district_significance) |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref= |adm_ctr_of1=Mariinsko-Posadsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref= |adm_ctr_of2=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |adm_ctr_of2_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref= |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref= |urban_settlement_jur=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref= |mun_admctr_of1=Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref= |mun_admctr_of2=Mariinsko-Posadskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=9088 |pop_2010census_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1620 |established_title=First mentioned |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1856 |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes=429570, 429572, 429573 |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website=http://gov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=412 }} {{Infobox |bodystyle=width:23.5em |title=Mariinsky Posad population |label1=[2010 Census](/source/Russian_Census_(2010)) |data1=9,088{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}} |label2=[2002 Census](/source/Russian_Census_(2002)) |data2=10,273{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}} |label3=[1989 Census](/source/Soviet_Census_(1989)) |data3=10,443{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}} |label4=[1979 Census](/source/Soviet_Census_(1979)) |data4=10,025{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}} }} '''Mariinsky Posad''' ({{langx|ru|Марии́нский Поса́д}}; {{langx|cv|Сĕнтĕрвăрри}}, ''Sĕntĕrvărri'') is a [town](/source/types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) and the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of [Mariinsko-Posadsky District](/source/Mariinsko-Posadsky_District) in the [Chuvash Republic](/source/Chuvash_Republic), [Russia](/source/Russia), located on the right bank of the [Volga River](/source/Volga_River), {{convert|36|km|sp=us}} east of [Cheboksary](/source/Cheboksary), the [capital](/source/capital_city) of the republic. As of the [2010 Census](/source/Russian_Census_(2010)), its population was 9,088.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}} ==History== It was first mentioned in 1620 as the ''[selo](/source/village)'' of '''Sundyr''' ({{lang|ru|Сундырь}}), named after the [Sundyrka River](/source/Sundyrka_River) (a [tributary](/source/tributary) of the [Volga](/source/Volga_River)).{{cite web|title=Outline of the Settlement|url=http://gov.cap.ru/SiteMap.aspx?gov_id=412&id=149761&title=Portret_poseleniya|publisher=Chuvash Republic|language=ru|access-date=October 6, 2017}} It was granted town status and renamed Mariinsky Posad after [Empress consort](/source/Queen_consort) [Maria Alexandrovna](/source/Maria_Alexandrovna_(Marie_of_Hesse)) in 1856. ==Administrative and municipal status== Within the [framework of administrative divisions](/source/subdivisions_of_Russia), Mariinsky Posad serves as the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of [Mariinsko-Posadsky District](/source/Mariinsko-Posadsky_District).Law #28 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mariinsko-Posadsky District as '''Mariinsko-Posadskoye [Urban Settlement](/source/Town_of_district_significance)'''. As a [municipal division](/source/subdivisions_of_Russia), this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Mariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District.Law #37 ==Economy== There are eleven [processing](/source/list_of_industrial_processes), [mechanical engineering](/source/mechanical_engineering), and [construction](/source/construction) materials factories in the town. Some of the other industries of employment in the city are a plant of cable works, a large automobile-repairing industry, a [distillery](/source/distillation), and a cooking oil-producing plant.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} ==Nature== thumb|Beginning of spring in Mariinsky Posad The area around the town has rich wildlife. There are several national parks and reservations nearby. The area is a popular [ecotourism](/source/ecotourism) destination.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} ==Education== The town has several schools. ==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}} ===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|cu|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|cu|mun|list}} {{Chuvash Republic}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}} Category:Cities and towns in Chuvashia Category:Cheboksarsky Uyezd Category:Populated places on the Volga --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mariinsky Posad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariinsky_Posad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariinsky_Posad?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.