Kostomuksha

city Kostomukscha Костомукша ( Russian ) Koštamuš ( Karelian ) flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia republic Karelia Urban district Kostomuksha mayor Viktor Sachnow Founded 1977 City since 1983 surface 15  km² population 28,436 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1896 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 220  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81459 Post Code 186930-186932 License Plate 10 OKATO 86 406 Website www.kostomuksha-city.ru Geographical location Coordinates 64 ° 42 ′  N , 30 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 30 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Republic of Karelia

List of cities in Russia

Kostomukscha ( Russian Костомукша , Karelian Koštamuš , Finnish Kostamus ) is a medium- sized town with 28,436 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Russian republic of Karelia not far from the border with Finland . It is located about 1000 kilometers north of Saint Petersburg and 400 km northwest of Karelia's capital, Petrozavodsk .

history

Kostomuksha is one of the youngest places in Karelia. It was created in 1977 during the construction of an iron ore mining combine and was named after the nearby Kostomukscha or Kostamus Lake, the hydronym of which is again of Finno-Ugric origin. The founding anniversary of Kostomuksha is celebrated by the locals on May 1st.

The settlement received city status on April 25, 1983, and a year later the mining combine was finally completed.

Population development

year	Residents
1979	4,366
1989	30,432
2002	29,746
2010	28,436

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

Mining Combine

The Kostomukscha Mining Combine (today: Karelski Okatysch Joint Stock Company ) is still the main operation of the city, and employs around half of the population. There are other important companies in the wood and food industries. Due to the proximity to Finland, there are several industrial projects in cooperation with foreign companies, including a wood factory with Ikea participation and a Russian-Finnish joint venture for the manufacture of vehicle parts for Volvo products.

Recently, international tourism in Kostomuksha, as in other parts of Karelia near the border, has also experienced an upswing.

The city has a railway connection on a branch line of the Murman Railway from Saint Petersburg to Murmansk . There is also a rail link to Finland that is only used for freight transport.

Culture

In summer the city celebrates the folk festival Den Gornjaka (" Mountain Farmer's Day"). Kostromuksha is also known for its chamber music festival .

sons and daughters of the town

• Alexei Dmitrievich Kruchinin (* 1991), ice hockey player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Kostomukscha  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of Kostomuksha (Russian, English)
• Unofficial website kostamus.net (Russian)
• Kostomukscha on mojgorod.ru (Russian)