Kharantsy (rural locality)

Kharantsy
Харанцы
Village
Kharantsy
Coordinates: RU 53°13′16″N 107°25′12″E / 53.22111°N 107.42000°E / 53.22111; 107.42000Coordinates: RU 53°13′16″N 107°25′12″E / 53.22111°N 107.42000°E / 53.22111; 107.42000
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Region
Administrative district Olkhonsky District
Municipal unit Khuzirskiy
Population (2010)
  Total 97[1]
  Ethnicities Russians, Buryats
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08)
Postal code 666137

Kharantsy (Russian: Хар́анцы) is a village in the Olkhonsky District of Irkutsk region of Russia, a part of the Khuzhirskiy municipal unit. Located in the middle part of the western coast of Olkhon Island, in 7 km to the north from the municipal unit centre — village Khuzhir. Population: 97(2010 Census);[1]

In the village there are several hostels for the tourists (Turbazas). In the summer a recreation camp for children is operating. Near the village a grass airstrip is located that serves flights to Irkutsk and local sightseeing flights.

At the Cape Kharantsy near the village many archaeological findings are made. On its southeastern slope a burial of 11 - 15 century was found; in the western part - the remains of settlements dated 5 millennium BC - 10 century AD. The archaeological findings include a quiver, an iron spear, knives, arrowheads and fragments of pottery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. "Olkhon Island. Cape Kharantsy". Olkhon.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.(Russian)
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