Kislovodsk (Russian: Кислово́дск; Kabardian: Нартсанэ;[9][10][11] Karachay-Balkar: Ачысуу[12]) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region.
Kislovodsk
Кисловодск | |
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 St. Nicholas Cathedral, Kislovodsk | |
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Location of Kislovodsk  | |
  Kislovodsk Location of Kislovodsk  Kislovodsk Kislovodsk (Stavropol Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′N 42°43′E / 43.917°N 42.717°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1803[2] |
| City status since | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Aleksandr Kurbatov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 128,553 |
| • Rank | 128th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1] |
| • Capital of | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6] |
| • Capital of | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 357700 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 87937 |
| OKTMO ID | 07715000001 |
| City Day | last Saturday in May |
| Website | kislovodsk-kurort |
Population: 128,553 (2010 Census);[5] 129,788 (2002 Census);[13] 114,414 (1989 Soviet census).[14]
Etymology
editThe Russian-language name of the city translates as "sour water" and originated due to the abundance of narzan mineral-water (Russian: нарзан, romanized: narzan) springs in the area.[15][need quotation to verify]
History
editThe settlement gained town status in 1903.[citation needed] Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.
Archaeology
editNumerous settlements of the Koban culture (ca. 1100 to 400 BC) are found in the Kislovodsk city and its surroundings.[16] They include the sites of Industria I, Sultan-gora I, Berezovka I, Berezovka II, Berezovka III, Berezovka IV.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.[6]
Geography
editThe city is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Kislovodsk (extremes 1886-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.2 (0.76) |
18.9 (0.74) |
38.7 (1.52) |
60.3 (2.37) |
106.8 (4.20) |
123.1 (4.85) |
95.8 (3.77) |
62.6 (2.46) |
60.3 (2.37) |
37.8 (1.49) |
27.2 (1.07) |
23.1 (0.91) |
673.8 (26.51) |
| Source: pogoda.ru.net[17] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
editNobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) was a native of Kislovodsk. A museum was planned in the house he was born. Renovations were to begin in 2011. Nikolai Yaroshenko's (1846-1898) memorial house is open to the public.
The Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevskyi (1866-1934) died when on exile to Kislovodsk under circumstances which remain mysterious and controversial.
- Zuhra Bayramkulova (1940–2013), farmer and politician, was born there.
- Felix Feodosidi (born 1933), wine maker.
- Boris Parsadanian, composer, was born there.
- Karine Shadoyan, wrestler born in Kislovodsk but represented Armenia. Bronze medal winner at the European Championships.
Twin towns and sister cities
editKislovodsk is twinned with:
Gallery
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Narzan Gallery -
Chaliapin’s Mansion -
Kislovodsk Colonnade -
Armenian Church -
Welcome to Kislovodsk -
View of Kislovodsk
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e Resolution #63-p
- ^ 210 добрых дел Archived July 1, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ Управление Росреестра по Ставропольскому краю. "Доклад о состоянии и использовании земель Ставропольского края в 2010 году" (PDF).[permanent dead link], p. 53 (1.2 MB) (in Russian)
- ^ https://www.geonames.org/548114/kislovodsk.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c Law #88-kz
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ "Нартсанэ - это... Что такое Нартсанэ?". Словари и энциклопедии на Академике (in Russian). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Нартсанэ in English - Kabardian-English Dictionary | Glosbe". en.glosbe.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Нартсанэ - старое черкесское названое современного Кисловодска". Адыги.RU - Новости Адыгеи, история, культура и традиции адыгов (черкесов) (in Russian). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Салпагаров, Ахмад. "Тюркские названия северо-кавказских городов".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Pospelov, Evgenij Mikhailovich (2008). Geografičeskie nazvanija Rossii : toponimičeskij slovarʹ; bolee 4000 nazvanij geografičeskich obʺektov Rossii Географические названия России: топонимический словарь : более 4,000 названий географических объектов России (Spravočnoe izd ed.). Moskva: AST. p. 523. ISBN 978-5-17-054966-5.
- ^ Sabine REINHOLD, Dmitri S. KOROBOV, The Kislovodsk basin in the North Caucasian piedmonts – archaeology and GIS studies in a mountain cultural landscape. 2007
- ^ "Климат Кисловодска" (in Russian). Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Batumi - Twin Towns & Sister Cities". Batumi City Hall. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
Sources
edit- Правительство Ставропольского края. Постановление №63-п от 4 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц Ставропольского края», в ред. Постановления №75-п от 5 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в пункт 47 Раздела II Реестра административно-территориальных единиц Ставропольского края, утверждённый Постановлением Правительства Ставропольского края от 04 мая 2006 г. №63-п». Вступил в силу с 4 мая 2006 г.. Опубликован: "Сборник законов и других правовых актов Ставропольского края", №17, ст. 5609, 10 июля 2006 г. (Government of Stavropol Krai. Resolution #63-p of May 4, 2006 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Stavropol Krai, as amended by the Resolution #75-p of March 5, 2015 On Amending Item 47 of Section II of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Stavropol Krai Adopted by Resolution #63-p of the Government of Stavropol Krai of May 4, 2006. Effective as of May 4, 2006.).
- Государственная Дума Ставропольского края. Закон №88-кз от 4 октября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований Ставропольского края статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №51-кз от 28 мая 2015 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Минераловодского муниципального района Ставропольского края (Минераловодского территориального муниципального образования Ставропольского края), и об организации местного самоуправления на территории Минераловодского района Ставропольского края». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ставропольская правда", №216, 6 октября 2004 г. (State Duma of Stavropol Krai. Law #88-kz of October 4, 2004 On Granting the Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District to the Municipal Formations of Stavropol Krai, as amended by the Law #51-kz of May 28, 2015 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations Within Mineralovodsky Municipal District of Stavropol Krai (Mineralovodskoye Territorial Municipal Formation of Stavropol Krai), and on the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of Mineralovodsky District of Stavropol Krai. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
edit- Official website of Kislovodsk (in Russian)
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.