Vesyoloye, Krasnodar Krai

Vesyoloye (Russian: Весёлое, IPA: [vʲɪsʲɵləjə]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Nizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug under the administrative jurisdiction of Adlersky City District of the City of Sochi. Population: 4,100 (2002 est.).

For other places with the same name, see Vesyoly.
Vesyoloye

Весёлое
Selo
Location of Vesyoloye
Vesyoloye
Location of Vesyoloye
Vesyoloye
Vesyoloye (Krasnodar Krai)
Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 39°59′17″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnodar Krai
Rural okrugNizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2002)
4,100
 • Subordinated toCity of Sochi
 • Urban okrugSochi Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]
354375
OKTMO ID03726000226

Etymology

The locality's name in Russian means "cheerful" and was given due to its beautiful and "cheerful-looking" environs.

Geography

The Psou River divides Vesyoloye with Abkhazia and traffic between Russian and Abkhaziais regulated by the Psou border control center. Vesyoloye stands on the M27 Highway which terminates at the Russian-Abkhazian border.

Science and culture

Vesyoloye is notable for its Research Institute of Medical Primatology, established in 1927.

In 2008, an ethnographic museum opened in Vesyoloye, containing exhibits of archaic materials which various ethnic groups (Russians, Armenians, Adyghe, Georgians) in the region used.[3]

References
  1. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. Новый этнографический музей в Сочи Курорты Кубани: Курортные новости, 24 July 2008.

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