Leninsk-Kuznetsky

city Leninsk-Kuznetsky Ленинск-Кузнецкий flag coat of arms Federal district Siberia Oblast Kemerovo Urban district Leninsk-Kuznetsky mayor Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Telegin First mention 1763 Earlier names Kolchugino, Lenino City since 1925 surface 112.7  km² population 101,666 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 902 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 230  m Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone code (+7) 38456 Post Code 652500-652523 License Plate 42, 142 OKATO 32 419 Website www.leninsk-kuz.ru Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 39 ′  N , 86 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 54 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  N , 86 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in Kemerovo Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Leninsk-Kusnezki ( Russian Ле́нинск-Кузне́цкий , until 1922 Kolchugino / Кольчу́гино , 1922–1925 Lenino / Ле́нино ) is a city in the west of the Russian Kemerovo Oblast in Siberia . It has 101,666 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) and is located around 90 km south of Kemerovo on the right bank of the Inja , a tributary of the Ob.

history

The settlement was founded as Kolchugino in 1763 and has had city rights since 1925. Coal mining was started in 1912 by a French company.

From 1922 to 1925 the place was called Lenino in honor of the revolutionary leader Lenin . His current name, also reminiscent of Lenin, and the addition "Kuznetsky", based on the location in the Kuznetsk Basin , he received together with the award of city rights in 1925.

Large parts of the city were laid out by the German architect and urban planner Ernst May .

In the 1980s, the nearby urban-type Polyssajewo settlement , which had been under the administration of Leninsk-Kuznetsky since 1952, was incorporated, increasing the city's population by around 30,000. Polyssayevo was spun off again on October 30, 1989, now with an independent town charter.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	82,739
1959	132.156
1970	127,747
1979	132.124
1989	165.487
2002	112,253
2010	101,666

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Leninsk-Kuznetsky is one of the centers of coal mining in Kuzbass . Many mines are within the city; Serious accidents occur there again and again.

The area around the city is used intensively for agriculture.

Leninsk-Kuznetsky is located at the intersection of the Leninsk-Kuznetsky - Novosibirsk and Kemerovo - Novokuznetsk highways . It is also on the Novosibirsk - Novokuznetsk and Kemerovo - Novokuznetsk railway lines. The city has had a trolleybus route network since 1984 .

Sports

The city is home to the Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky football club , which has played in the Russian Second League several times in recent years .

sons and daughters of the town

• Marija Filatowa (* 1961), Soviet-Russian gymnast and Olympic champion
• Oleg Tinkow (* 1967), Russian entrepreneur and cycling official; Operator of the professional cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo

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)
2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Marija Filatowa in the database of Sports-Reference (English)

Web links

• City Council website (Russian)
• Leninsk-Kuznetsky on mojgorod.ru (Russian)