Territory: 24,6 thousand sq.km Population: 21,8 thousand people (according to Komistat for January 1, 2013) Knyazhpogost region is located in the western part of the KomiRepublic. On the region’s territory there are 48 settlements. The administrative center is the city of Emva. The region is rich in stocks of stone salt, boksit ores, dolomites, ...

Coat of armsof the Knyazhpogost area Сoat of arms of the Knyazhpogost area was approved by the decision of Council of the municipal area on April 16, 2010. The official presentation of the new coat of arms was in Syktyvkar in 2010. The coat of arms reflects national, toponymic and economic features of the area. Solar sign in the form of a circle i...

The Knyazhpogost district is connected with other cities of the republic by paved highways to Syktyvkar, Ukhta and Aikino (Ust-Vym area), and by a zimnih and unpaved road to Koslan (Udor area). There is regular bus service to Ymva and Syktyvkar, Ukhta, Ust-Vym, Aikino, Mikun, Vizinga, Obyachevo, Kirov (Kirov Region), and Ufa (Bashkiria). Ymva is c...

Kyltovo Krestovozdvizhensky Convent The main sacred object of the Kyltovo Krestovozdvizhensky Convent was a cross carved in 1826 by V. Nesterov, a hermit and old monk. The Convent had an icon workshop, the only one in the Komi Region. In 1918, the Convent was closed, and the Куltovo Labor Agricultural Community was opened there, employing the form...