Belokuricha

city Belokuricha Белокуриха flag coat of arms Federal district Siberia region Altai Urban district Belokuricha Chief of Administration Sergei Konstantinowitsch Krivorutschenko Konstantin Islamdschanowitsch Basarow Founded 1867 City since 1982 surface 92  km² population 14,661 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 159 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 250  m Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone code (+7) 38577 Post Code 659900-689901 License Plate 22nd OKATO 01 404 Website belokuriha-gorod.ru Geographical location Coordinates 52 ° 0 ′  N , 84 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 84 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Altai region

List of cities in Russia

Belokuricha ( Russian Белоку́риха ) is a small town in the Altai region in southern Western Siberia ( Russia ) with 14,661 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The place is on the southern edge of the steppe landscape of the Biysk Plain in the extreme southeast of the West Siberian lowlands . South of the city, the northwestern spur rise of Altai to (Tschergijski Crest).

Belokuricha is administratively directly subordinate to the region. It is located about 240 kilometers south of the regional capital Barnaul .

history

The place was founded in the second half of the 19th century in place of thermal springs on the river of the same name, which the local population had known since the 18th century. The place name is also associated with the sources (Russian бе́лое куре́ние / beloje kurenije for white smoking ), referring to the steam development in the cold season. In 1867 the first 17 tubs were installed for healing purposes; this year is the founding year of the place. In 1892, Biysk merchants built hotels and a bathhouse, which was expanded in 1916.

From 1928 Belokuricha was expanded into a health resort on a larger scale . During the Second World War , Artek , the central pioneer camp of the Soviet pioneer organization , was evacuated from the Crimea to Belokuricha in 1942.

In 1958 the status of an urban-type settlement was given, and in 1982 city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	4,926
1970	7,060
1979	9.233
1989	14,435
2002	14,533
2010	14,661

Note : census data

Culture and sights

The main attractions are the resort facilities and the landscape with larch, pine and birch forests in the area.

Further educational institutions

• Branch of the State University of the Altai Region

Economy and Infrastructure

The main economic factor is the function of the place as one of the most important balneological and climatic health resorts in Siberia. Based on the weakly mineralized, radon-containing healing waters pumped from a depth of 200 to 500 meters with temperatures of 27 ° C to 42 ° C, 19 sanatoriums with a total of 5,000 beds function. Another healing factor is the relatively mild and sunny climate for Siberia.

Efforts are being made to establish the place as a ski center with its safe snow depths of over one meter and normal winter temperatures between −10 ° C and −25 ° C.

There are bus connections to Belokuricha, including from Barnaul and via the regional road R368 from Biysk, about 60 kilometers away, where the nearest train station is also located.

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 : Belokuricha  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial German website of the city of Belokuricha