Yermakovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Yermakovo (Russian: Ермако́во) is an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk krai near the town of Igarka in Siberia. It was built in 1949 as a gulag to house the prisoners constructing the Salekhard–Igarka Railway. By 1955 it was abandoned. It was revitalised in the 2000s as a tourist town. The population in 2011 was 12. The main attraction for the town is a unique gulag museum.

For other uses, see Yermakovo.
Yermakovo
Ермаково
Urban-type settlement
Location of Yermakovo
Yermakovo is located in Russia
Yermakovo
Yermakovo
Location of Yermakovo
Yermakovo is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yermakovo
Yermakovo
Yermakovo (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 66°35′N 86°11′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative districtTurukhansky District
Founded1949
Here is one of the typical houses with the three "front buildings" in the civil area of the old settlement Yermakovo.

References
    • "Joseph Stalin's deadly railway to nowhere (BBC)".
    • "Train To Nowhere".
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