Novokuznetsk

Novokuznetsk (English) Новокузнецк (Russian)
-  City[citation needed]  -
Ordzhonikidze Street in Novokuznetsk
Location of Kemerovo Oblast in Russia
Novokuznetsk Location of Novokuznetsk in Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 53°45′N 87°07′E / 53.75°N 87.117°E / 53.75; 87.117Coordinates: 53°45′N 87°07′E / 53.75°N 87.117°E / 53.75; 87.117
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to	Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Administrative center of	Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction,[1] Novokuznetsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug	Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of	Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug[2]
Mayor[citation needed]	Valery Smolego[citation needed]
Representative body	City Duma[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	547,885 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010	28th
Population (2002 Census)	563,020 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2002	26th
Time zone	OMST (UTC+07:00)[5]
Founded	1618[citation needed]
City status since	1622[citation needed]
Previous names	Kuznetsk (until 1931),[citation needed] Stalinsk (until 1961)[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 3843[citation needed]
Official website
Novokuznetsk on WikiCommons

Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузне́цк; IPA: [nəvəkʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 547,885 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[3] 549,870 (2002 Census);^[4] 599,947 (1989 Census).^[6]

History

Founded in 1618 by men from Tomsk as a Cossack ostrog (fort) on the Tom River, it was initially called Kuznetsk (Кузне́цк).^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1622.^{[citation needed]} It was here that Fyodor Dostoevsky married his first wife, Maria Isayeva (1857). Joseph Stalin's rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union transformed the sleepy town into a major coal mining and industrial center in the 1930s. It merged with Sad Gorod in 1931. In 1931–1932, the city was known as Novokuznetsk and between 1932–1961 as Stalinsk (Ста́линск), after Stalin.

On March 19, 2007 a massive methane explosion ripped through the Ulyanovskaya mine in Novokuznetsk killing over 100 people. The mine was the largest coal producing center in Kemerovo Oblast, located in a coal rich area of south central Russia known as Kuzbass. It is the deadliest mining accident in recent history.

Administrative and municipal status

The city serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it.^[1] Administratively, along with two rural localities, it is incorporated as Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] Municipally, Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug.^[2]

City districts

• Kuybyshevsky
• Kuznetsky
• Novoilyinsky
• Ordzhonikidzevsky
• Tsentralny
• Zavodsky

Education

• Novokuznesk branch of Kemerovo State University
• Siberian State Industrial University
• Novokuznetsk State University of Pedagogy
• State Institute for Postgraduate Training of Physicians of Russian Ministry of Health known also as Novokuznetsk Postgraduate Physician Institute
• Novokuznetsk Scientific Center of Medicosocial Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Invalids, Federal Agency for Public Health and Social welfare
• Institute of General Problems of Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Industry

Novokuznetsk is a heavily industrial city and is located in the heart of the Kuzbass region factories in the city include:

• West-Siberian Metal Plant
• Novokuznetsk Iron and Steel Plant

Sports

Metallurg Novokuznetsk is an ice hockey team based in Novokuznetsk, playing in the Kontinental Hockey League.

RC Novokuznetsk compete in the Professional Rugby League, the highest division of rugby union in Russia.

Transport

The main airport is Spichenkovo Airport. The city is also a major railway junction with both local and long distance trains. Local public transport is provided by trams buses and trolleybuses.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Novokuznetsk is twinned with:

• Nizhny Tagil, Russia
• Zaporizhia, Ukraine
• Pittsburgh, United States
• Banbury, United Kingdom

Gallery

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  Novokuznetsk Dramatic Theater

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  Vladimir Mayakovsky Monument

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  USSR Nations Friendship Monument

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  Mettalurgov Avenue

References

Notes

Sources

• Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №215-ОЗ от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области», в ред. Закона №65-ОЗ от 2 июня 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кемеровской области"». Вступил в силу в день, следующий за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №243, 28 декабря 2007 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Kemerovo Oblast. Law #215-OZ of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-OZ of June 2, 2011 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kemerovo Oblast". Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).
• Совет народных депутатов Кемеровской области. Закон №104-ОЗ от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №4-ОЗ от 31 января 2012 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Кемеровской области "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кузбасс", №242, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Council of People's Deputies of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Law #104-OZ of December 17, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations, as amended by the Law #4-OZ of January 31, 2012 On Amending the Law of Kemerovo Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations". Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• (Russian) Official website of the Novokuznetsk City Administration
• Siberian State Industrial University (SIBSIU)
• (Russian) Life in Novokuznetsk

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