Kislovodsk
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| Kislovodsk (English) Кисловодск (Russian) |
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 Panoramic view of Kislovodsk from mt. Koltso-gora |
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.svg) Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 43°55′N 42°43′E / 43.917°N 42.717°ECoordinates: 43°55′N 42°43′E / 43.917°N 42.717°E | |
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| City Day | last Saturday in May[citation needed] |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
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| Urban okrug | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Head[citation needed] | Natalya Lutsenko[citation needed] |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41.5 km2 (16.0 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
128,502 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 128th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 129,788 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 128th |
| Density | 3,096 /km2 (8,020 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1803[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 357700[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 87937[citation needed] |
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Kislovodsk (Russian: Кислово́дск) is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, which lies in the North Caucasian region of the country, between the Black and Caspian Seas. The closest airport is located in the city of Mineralnye Vody. Population: 128,502 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 129,788 (2002 Census);[2] 114,414 (1989 Census).[5]
Kislovodsk (literally meaning "sour waters") was founded in 1803 as a military station. It is named after the many mineral springs around the city of narzan type. Kislovodsk is a spa town. Other notable spa towns in the vicinity include Yessentuki and Pyatigorsk. Town status was granted to it in 1903.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kislovodsk as a fashionable spa attracted many musicians, artists, and members of the Russian aristocracy. Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's novel A Hero Of Our Time are set in Kislovodsk.
The most famous native of Kislovodsk was Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. A museum is planned in the house he was born in. It is set to undergo renovations in 2011 in preparation. Nikolai Yaroshenko's memorial house is open to the public.
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Kislovodsk is twinned with:
Muscatine, United States
Aix-les-Bains, France
Baguio City, Philippines
Kiryat Yam, Israel
Nazran, Russia
Velingrad, Bulgaria
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kislovodsk at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of Kislovodsk (Russian)
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kislovodsk". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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