Nivankyul
68°21′06″N 30°43′04″E / 68.35167°N 30.71778°E
Nivankyul (Russian: Ниванкюль) was a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in Kolsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It was located beyond the Arctic Circle at a height of 69 meters (226 ft) above sea level. It was abolished by the Law of Murmansk Oblast #995-01-ZMO of July 2, 2008.[1]
The name of Nivankyul is of Finnish origin (Nivankylä), derived from the words niva "small rapids" and kylä "village". The Russian name has also been spelled as Nivankyulya (Ниванкюля).[2]
The village was established by Finnish immigrants at the mouth of the river Nota (Nuorttijoki) in 1868 or 1879.[3] In 1926, it had a population of 47, increasing to 60 by 1938. An animal husbandry and fishing kolkhoz was established in the same year.[2] The village was moved to the other side of the river in 1963 as its old site would be submerged by the Verkhnetulomsky Reservoir.[3] The settlement had 11 inhabitants in 2002 and was abolished in 2008 due to its low population.[2]
References
- ^ Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №995-01-ЗМО от 2 июля 2008 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №128, стр. 16, 10 июля 2008 г.. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #995-01-ZMO of July 2, 2008 On Abolishing an Inhabited Locality. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- ^ a b c "НИВАНКЮЛЬ". «Кольский Север». Энциклопедический лексикон (in Russian). Доброхот. 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Kuitula, Mikko (2020). Muurmannin rannalle ja Venäjän Lappiin : Suomalaisten siirtolaisuus Kuolan niemimaalle ja kuolansuomalaiset 1858–1917 [Finnish immigration to the Kola Peninsula and the Kola Finns in 1858–1917] (Thesis) (in Finnish). University of Helsinki. p. 102. Retrieved October 30, 2025.