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VYATKA , a See also: town of See also: Russia, capital of the See also: government of the same name, on the Vyatka See also: river, 304 M. by See also: rail W.N.W. of See also: Perm
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Pop
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24,782
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It is built on the steep hills which rise above the river and at their See also: base
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Its old walls have been demolished, and its old churches built anew
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It is an episcopal see and has a See also: fine See also: cathedral
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Its manufactures include See also: silver and copper wares, and ecclesiastical ornaments, and it has an important See also: trade in corn, See also: leather, tallow, candles, See also: soap, See also: wax, paper and furs (exported), and in manufactured and grocery wares (imported)
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Vyatka was founded in 1181 by the Novgorodians, as Khlynov
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In 1391 it was plundered by the Tatars, and again in 1477
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Moscow annexed Khlynov in 1489
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It received the name of Vyatka in 1780
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