Vikhorevka

thumb Vikhorevka () is a town in Bratsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vikhorevka River (Angara River's tributary), northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast, and southwest of Bratsk. Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Vikhorevka
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Вихоревка
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Vikhorevka.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Old railway station building in Vikhorevka
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Irkutsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Bratsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Bratsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Vikhorevskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of: Vikhorevskoye Urban Settlement

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
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==History== It was founded in 1957 as a workers' settlement due to the construction of the western section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline between Tayshet and Bratsk. The river, the railway station, and the town were named after Vikhor Savin, a Strelets sotnik who was killed here by the Tungus people in 1630. It was granted town status in 1966.