Kireevsk

city kireyevsk Киреевск coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Tula Rajon Kireevsk Founded 1762 City since 1956 surface 10  km² population 25,557 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2556 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 210  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48754 Post Code 301260-301262 License Plate 71 OKATO 70 228 501 Geographical location Coordinates 53 ° 56 '  N , 37 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 56 '0 "  N , 37 ° 56' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tula Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Kirejewsk ( Russian Кире́евск ) is a city in Russia with 25,557 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is located in the Tula Oblast , just under 40 km southeast of the regional capital Tula .

history

The place has been known since the second half of the 18th century. It was founded by Cossacks as the village of Kireevskaya . In the 19th century, the industrial extraction of iron ore began in the vicinity of the village, with the iron being supplied mainly to the Tula arms factory. In the 1920s, brown coal deposits were developed near Kireevsk . This led to an expansion of the place by moving miners. In 1956 Kireevsk received city status.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	7.205
1959	17,860
1970	21,251
1979	27,149
1989	30.503
2002	26,284
2010	25,557

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

There are several industrial plants in the city today, including a metalworking plant, a chemical plant, a furniture factory, and several food and textile factories. The main industries in the vicinity are lignite mining and agriculture . The M4 trunk road runs about ten kilometers east of the city . The nearest train station is in the city of Uslovaya, 20 km east of Kireevsk.

sons and daughters of the town

• Irina Solowjowa (* 1937), aspiring cosmonaut

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 : Kireevsk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial website (Russian)
• Kireevsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)