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.).^{[citation needed]}

Vesyoloye Весёлое
Selo
Location of Vesyoloye
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Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 39°59′17″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai
Rural okrug	Nizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2002)	4,100
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	City of Sochi
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Sochi Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]	354375
OKTMO ID	03726000226

Etymology

The locality's name in Russian means "cheerful" and was given due to its beautiful and "cheerful-looking" environs.^{[citation needed]}

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

На других языках

[ru] Весёлое (Краснодарский край)