Novomoskovsk (Russia)

city Novomoskovsk Новомосковск flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Tula Urban district Novomoskovsk mayor Vadim Schersdew Founded 1929 Earlier names Bobriki, Stalinogorsk City since 1930 surface 888  km² population 131,386 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 148 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 220  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48762 Post Code 301650-301670 License Plate 71 OKATO 70 234 501 Website www.nmosk.ru Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 2 '  N , 38 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 2 '0 "  N , 38 ° 16' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tula Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Novomoskovsk ( Russian Новомосковск ;. Originally Bobriki , Russian Бобрики ; 1934-1961 Stalinogorsk , Russian Сталиногорск ) is a Russian city in Tula Oblast in Central Russia , some 200 kilometers south of Moscow and 55 km south-east of the regional capital Tula . It has 131,386 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

history

The place was founded in 1929 on the site of the village of Bobriki ( Бобрики ), whose name he was initially given. The reason for the foundation was the construction of a chemical combine nearby and the development of new lignite deposits . As early as 1930, Bobriki was granted city status. In 1934 it was renamed Stalinogorsk ( Сталиногорск ) in honor of Joseph Stalin .

During the Second World War , the city was temporarily occupied by the German Wehrmacht at the end of 1941 and suffered considerable damage. In Stalinogorsk the POW camp 388 existed for German prisoners of war of the Second World War. It was not until eight years after Stalin's death, namely in 1961, that Novomoskovsk received its current name.

At the end of 2008 the urban area of ​​Novomoskowsk was expanded to include the formerly independent town of Sokolniki .

Population development

year	Residents
1939	76.186
1959	107,856
1970	133,892
1979	146.807
1989	146.302
2002	134.081
2010	131,386

Note: census data

Attractions

• Don source in the city park
• Pronsk Reservoir

Economy and Transport

An intersection in Novomoskovsk

The city is located in the central Russian lignite district, but one of the most important economic sectors is no longer mining, but the chemical industry.

Several German companies are based in Nowomoskowsk, such as "Engineering-Gesellschaft Ence GmbH" or " Knauf Gips KG" from Iphofen , Bavaria . The US consumer goods group Procter & Gamble operates a factory for the manufacture of detergents in Novomoskowsk.

The city has a railway connection . Local public transport in Novomoskowsk consists of buses, marshrutkas and an urban railway line similar to that of the S-Bahn .

Novomoskovsk has, among other things, a general and a technical-scientific library.

Educational institutions

• Novomoskovsk Institute of the Russian Chemical and Technological University

Sports

In Russia, Novomoskowsk is known nationwide for the football club "Dinamo Novomoskowsk", which has been playing successfully in a top division for years.

sons and daughters of the town

• Konstantin Sergijenko (1940–1996), author of children's and youth literature
• Valery Resanzew (* 1942), wrestler and Olympic champion
• Alexander Lenew (* 1944), football player
• Viktor Hurr (* 1949), painter
• Nikolai Tichonow (* 1982), cosmonaut
• Xenia Semjonowa (* 1992), gymnast

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. ↑ Maschke, Erich (ed.): On the history of the German prisoners of war of the Second World War. Verlag Ernst and Werner Gieseking, Bielefeld 1962–1977.

Web links

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

• Novomoskovsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)