Tetrino (russian: Тетрино) is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') in
Tersky District
Tersky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:
* Tersky District, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, an administrative and municipal district of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
* Tersky District, Murmansk Ob ...
of
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) o ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
,
located on the
Kola Peninsula
sjd, Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк
, image_name= Kola peninsula.png
, image_caption= Kola Peninsula as a part of Murmansk Oblast
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, image_alt=
, map_image= Murmansk in Russia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Murmansk Oblast ...
at a height of
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as '' orthometric heights''.
The ...
. Population: 18 (
2010 Census).
History
Tetrino was established in 1660, when some of the residents of
Varzuga moved out to the coast.
[Газета "Терский Берег", №37, 14 сентября 2002 г]
"Селения Терского берега"
/ref> In 1785, its population consisted of five households. In 1854–1855, Tetrino was attacked by the English. A school was opened in 1890. In 1914, the population was 515 inhabitants living in 85 households.
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Rural localities in Murmansk Oblast
Populated places established in 1660
1660 establishments in Russia
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