Kuznetsk

This article covers the city in Penza Oblast. Kuznetsk is also the former name of the city of Novokuznetsk .

city Kuznetsk Кузнецк flag coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Penza Urban district Kuznetsk mayor Valentina Majorowa (acting) Founded 17th century City since 1780 surface 23  km² population 88,839 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 3863 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 240  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 84157 Post Code 442530-442544 License Plate 58 OKATO 56 405 Website www.kuznetsk-city.ru Geographical location Coordinates 53 ° 7 '  N , 46 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 7 '0 "  N , 46 ° 36' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Penza Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Kuznetsk ( Russian Кузнецк ) is a Russian city ​​with 88,839 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Penza Oblast . It is the capital of the district of the same name ( Rajons ) and in terms of population the second largest city in the oblast.

geography

Kuznetsk is around 250 meters above sea level on the Volga Heights , on the banks of the Trujow River from the Volga river system. The regional capital Penza is located about 120 km west of Kuznetsk; the closest towns are Sursk (60 km west of Kuznetsk) and Gorodishche (62 km west).

history

After the regional capital Penza, Kuznetsk is the second oldest city in the oblast. It was founded at the end of the 17th century and was initially called Trujowo (Труёво) after the local river Trujow. In the 18th century the village was named Naryschkino (Нарышкино) in reference to its first owner, Vasily Naryshkin, who was related to the Tsar Peter the Great . In 1699 the first stone building was erected in the village with the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Later, thanks to the favorable geographical conditions, trade and handicrafts flourished here, and in the late 18th century regular annual fairs were held in Naryschkino.

In 1780, as part of an administrative reform, Naryschkino was declared a city by decree of Catherine the Great and was given the name Kuznetsk , which is still in existence today, from the Russian word kuznets for "blacksmith". The reason for this was that the iron forging trade particularly flourished in the city at that time. At that time, Kuznetsk was the capital of the district of the same name in the Saratov governorate .

In the 19th century, the first factories, including an iron foundry, were built in Kuznetsk in addition to the handicrafts. In 1874 the city received a railway connection. After the October Revolution of 1917, other industrial companies were added, including the city's first power station. During the Second World War , a number of important factories were evacuated from the European part of the Soviet Union to Kuznetsk. On this basis, the city's economy was able to develop further in the post-war period.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	20,473
1926	30,000
1939	37,842
1959	56,880
1970	84.102
1979	93,642
1989	98,588
1992	100,600
2002	92,050
2010	88,839

Note: except for 1992 census data (1926 rounded)

Economy and Transport

Important branches of the city today are electrical engineering, light industry and shoe production. There are also chemical plants and food manufacturers. After Penza , Kuznetsk is the second most important industrial center in the area.

Kuznetsk is on the M5 trunk road , which is a Russian section of European route 30 . There are regular passenger rail connections with Penza on the Penza – Sysran line .

Culture and sights

In Kuznetsk there are several museums (including the local history museum and the war museum) as well as architectural monuments from the 19th century (including the new Church of the Assumption of Christ (1842-1856) or the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God from Kazan (1886-1890)) .

sons and daughters of the town

• Pavel Kaplun (* 1965), artist and photographer
• Roman Karmasin (* 1973), professional boxer and former world and European champion
• Igor Tschetwerikow (1904–1987), aircraft designer

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 : Kuznetsk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Russian)
• Unofficial Portal (Russian)
• Kuznetsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)