Ust-Vym

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Ust-Vym
Усть-Вымь
File:Село Усть-Вымь - panoramio (1).jpg
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKomi Republic

Ust-Vym (Russian: Усть-Вымь; Komi: Емдін, Jemdïn) is a rural locality (a selo) in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located by the mouth of the Vym River, from which it takes its name: "Ust-" is a common prefix it Russian toponymy for places by the mouth of a river, from the word устье, "river mouth". It is an administrative center of the Ust-Vym rural municipality [ru], which includes several other villages. An ancient monastery established in 1380 by Stephen of Perm, closed in 1764, and reopened in 1996 is located in Ust-Vym.[1]

References

  1. История монастыря, Михайло-Архангельский мужской монастырь (in Russian)