Kutarka

Kukarka stands among rivers where the Pizhma approaches the Vyatka and the Kukarka joins them. Mari tradition associates the place with Chumbylat, a renowned leader and warrior, and a Mari explanation of its name evokes a great ladle at the meeting of the waters. Russian forces occupied Kukarka in 1594 during the conquest and colonization of Mari lands. It later developed as a sloboda in the Vyatka region, on a narrow strip of land between the rivers.