Seltso

For other uses, see Seltso (disambiguation).

Seltso (Russian: Сельцо́, lit. little village) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River 22 kilometers (14 mi) northwest of Bryansk. Population: 15,908 (2021 Census);^[7] 17,934 (2010 Census);^[3] 19,140 (2002 Census);^[8] 20,762 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] 17,600 (1970).

Seltso Сельцо
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Seltso
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Coordinates: 53°22′04″N 34°05′52″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast[2]
Founded	1870
Town status since	1990
Area
• Total	33.08 km2 (12.77 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	17,934
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug (town of oblast significance)[2]
• Capital of	Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Seltso Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Seltso Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	241550
Dialing code(s)	+7 4832
OKTMO ID	15725000001

History

Seltso was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938 and that of a town in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated as Seltso Urban Okrug.^[2]

History

Founded in 1876 in connection with the construction of Rigo-Oryol railway (built-station Selco Gorodtsov). The first industrial plants in steel mills Seltso Kuchkina, Dreyscheva, Kitaeva. From 1886 to 1914 he worked in the Selto small metallurgical plant Guboninsky consisting of the foundry and the forge. At the beginning of the 20th century in the hamlet operated two windmills and a steam mill, 10 sawmills, soap factories. In 1905, the gendarmerie post was established for the prevention of disorder or crime in Seltso.