Sacral toponymy of Komi Republic and its parallels in geographical names of Russian North, the Urals and West Siberia
The article considers reflection of folk religion among residents of Komi Republic in a system of geographical names (natural objects, settlements, as well as places with left traces of ancient population). Subject to information sources being data of State Water Register of Russian Federation, toponymy glossaries, lists of archaeological sites, and field materials by the author. The obtained picture being correlated with sacral toponymy of neighbouring and kin peoples. Basing on the investigated material, the author draws conclusions on certain aspects of beliefs with Komi-Zyryans.