Yelniki, Republic of Mordovia

This article does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Elniki Ельники
Village
Coordinates: 54°37′5″N 43°51′54″E / 54.61806°N 43.86500°E / 54.61806; 43.86500

Yelniki is a village located in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is the administrative center the Yelnikovskiy district.

Geography[]

Yelniki is located close to the river Malaya Varma, in 32 km from the city of Krasnoslobodsk, 132 km from the city of Saransk and 84 km from the railroad junction.

History[]

In the notes of F. Obreskov (1591–1592) it is written that Yelniki was founded in the end of XVI century. The name of the village has its origin from the word “yelniki” which means spruce forest. Before at this place was a spruce forest close to the village. Currently there is no any forest, just grassland landscape.

Population[]

• 1959: 3253
• 1970: 3609
• 1979: 4020
• 1989: 5457
• 2002: 5678
• 2010: 5905

Transport[]

This village is a road junction of local significance. The roads to Krasnoslobodsk, Temnikov and Pervomaisk are located here.