The first mention of the village can be found in book from 1646. A wooden church of Nicholas the Miracle Worker was built there from 1678-1685, and the village became a pogost. There were 125 men in the pogost, which became the center of the area in 1747. The pogost became a selo in 1784. A stone church was built in 1822. A parochial school was ope...

Territory: 19,7 thousand sq.km Population: 19,5 thousand people. Kortkeros region was formed in July, 1939. Today its territory occupies 19,7 thousand square meters and includes 18 rural municipal...

Coat of arms The coat of arms has no validity and can't be used as official symbolics of the region. On the coat of arms there is one of key elements of the Zyrian mythology - a gold duck....

The road system connecting all settlements with the Syktyvkar to Ust-Kulom highway is well-developed. There is regular bus service from Syktyvkar's bus terminal to Kortkeros. There are also several bu...

Vishera River The Vishera is one of the right tributaries of the Vychegda and is popular with tourist' who enjoy water sports. A 7-day trip from the mouth to the source is classified as 1 c.c. It starts from the community of Lemyu (Knyazhpogost area). It is convenient get to this community from the Trakt railway station. Then one should go by narr...