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{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia}}
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'''Arsk''' ({{lang-rus|Арск|p=ˈarsk}}; {{langx|tt-Cyrl|Арча}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Arsky District]] in [[Tatarstan]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Kazanka River]], {{convert|65|km|sp=us}} from the republic's [[capital city|capital]] of [[Kazan]]. As of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], its population was&nbsp;18,114.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The Tatar name of the town ({{lang|tt|Арча}}) can be translated as "[[Udmurt people|Udmurt]]'s" or "Udmurtian".

==History==
It was founded at the end of the 14th century.<ref name="1997ATS">''Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan'', p.&nbsp;63</ref> It was the seat of [[Archa Darugha]] (a type of subdivision) during the [[Khanate of Kazan]] period. Even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by Tatars, the larger part of the ''darugha'''s population was [[Udmurt people|Udmurt]]. It is possible that earlier population of this area was also [[Finno-Ugric peoples|Finno-Ugric]], who later assimilated with the Tatars.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. In 1506, it was the site of the [[Russo-Kazan Wars#Battles of Arsk Field (1506)|Battles of Arsk Field]], in which Tatar forces were defeated by the Russians but later turned the tables and won one of their most significant victories in the course of the [[Russo-Kazan Wars]].

Arsk was captured by the Russian army under Prince [[Vorotynsky]] in 1552, the same year when Kazan itself was captured. In 1606, it was rebuilt as a Russian fortress. In 1708–1796, it was the seat of [[Arsky Uyezd]]. In 1781, it was granted town status.<ref name="1997ATS" /> In 1918, it was taken in an [[Arsk uprising|anti-Bolshevik peasant rebellion]]. In 1920–1930, it was the administrative center of [[Arsky Kanton]]; when the ''kantons'' were abolished in 1930, it became the administrative center of the newly formed Arsky District.<ref name="1997ATS" /> In 1938, it was demoted in status to that of an [[urban-type settlement]].<ref name="1997ATS" /> On June&nbsp;27, 2008, it was granted town status again.<ref name="Town2">Resolution #3900-III&nbsp;GS</ref>
[[File:Coat of Arms of Arsk (Tatarstan).png|thumb|1781 coat of arms of Arsk]]

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Arsk serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Arsky District]], to which it is directly subordinated.<ref name="RTatarstan_admlist">Order #01-02/9</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] of Arsk, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Arsky Municipal District as '''Arsk Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="RTatarstanArskyD_mun">Law #7-ZRT</ref>

==Economy and transportation==
There are several [[light industry|light]] and [[food industry]] enterprises in the town, as well as a brick factory and a construction materials factory.<ref name="1997ATS" />

The town is a station on the [[Kazan]]–[[Agryz]] railway.<ref name="1997ATS" />

==Demographics==
Ethnically, the population is 83% [[Tatars|Tatar]] and 15% [[Russians|Russian]],<ref name="1997ATS" /> with [[Mordvins]], [[Mari people|Mari]], [[Chuvash people|Chuvash]], and [[Udmurt people|Udmurts]] making up the remaining 2%.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

==Namesakes==
The eastern part of [[Kazan]], which had been situated out of the Arsk Gates of Kazan during Khanate's epoch, was called [[Arsk Field]]. Later, this name spread to the cemetery, now situated in Central Kazan.

==See also==
*[[Ar begs]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ta|adm|list}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ta|mun|list|arsky}}
*{{Cite book|last=Академия наук Республики Татарстан. Институт татарской энциклопедии|title=Населённые пункты Республики Татарстан. Краткий справочник.|trans-title=Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan. Brief Reference.location=Казань|year=1997}}
*{{Cite Russian law
|ru_entity=Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан
|ru_type=Постановление
|ru_number=3900-III ГС
|ru_date=27 июня 2008 г.
|ru_title=О преобразовании посёлка городского типа Арск Арского района Республики Татарстан
|en_entity=State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan
|en_type=Resolution
|en_number=3900-III GS
|en_date=June 27, 2008
|en_title=On the Transformation of the Urban-Type Settlement of Arsk of Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan
}}

==External links==
*[https://arsk.tatarstan.ru/ Official website of Arsk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124142326/https://arsk.tatarstan.ru/ |date=November 24, 2022 }} {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://arsk.jsprav.ru/ Directory of organizations in Arsk] {{in lang|ru}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tatarstan]]
[[Category:Kazansky Uyezd]]
[[Category:Former urban-type settlements of Tatarstan]]