Vesyoloye, Krasnodar Krai
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.
Railway station
Vesyoloye is also home to a railway station of the North Caucasian Railway. Long-distance trains heading to Abkhazia, a disputed territory recognized as independent by Russia, make a stop at the station, where border control is carried out. Since the station is a border station, the territory of the station is surrounded by a concrete fence.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Imeretinsky Kurort towards Krivenkovskaya
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Sochi Line | through to Abkhazian railway | ||
Preceding station | Abkhazian railway | Following station | ||
through to Sochi Line | Sukhumi - Psou | Psou towards Sukhumi
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References
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Новый этнографический музей в Сочи Курорты Кубани: Курортные новости, 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Yandex". rasp.yandex.ru. Retrieved January 28, 2025.