The origin of the city is associated with the construction of the North Pechora Railway, which was to cross the Pechora along the bridge in the area of today's city. The 1930s and 1940s were periods o...

Territory: 28,9 thousand sq.km. Population: 48,863 thousand people (according to Komistat for January 1, 2021) Pechora region is located in northeastern part of the Komi Republic. Administrative center is the city of Pechora. The region was formed on March 11, 1941, the city of Pechora – on January 18, 1949. Seven municipalities are inclu...

Pechora coat of arms Coat of arms of Pechora was approved on August 15, 1983 by the Pechora city council of People's Deputies. Hudyaev Victor Stepanovich is the author of the project. Coat of arms of Pechora is located on the French board. The central place in the composition is a fir-tree contour – a symbol of extensive forest stocks and woodw...

The city became an important transportation hub for the northwestern part of Russia. After the merger of two settlements, the railway station in Kozhva and the river port in Kanin Nos fell under the jurisdiction of Pechorsk. Here the waterway down the Pechora river to the Barents Sea connects with the ports of Naryan-Mar, Mezen, and Arkhangelsk, an...

Sablinsky Mountain Range This is a mountain range going in the meridianal direction in the far west of the Isledovatelsky Ridge. It consists of fourteen peak-shaped summits over 1,000 m above sea level. The tallest of them - at 1,497 m - is Sablya Glavnaya (Main Saber). The name of the summit is a metaphor. It really looks like a sharp blade when ...