Tuapse

city Tuapse Туапсе flag coat of arms Federal district Southern Russia region Krasnodar Rajon Tuapse mayor Alexander Chekhov Founded 1838 City since 1916 surface 33  km² population 63,292 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1918 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86167 Post Code 35280x License Plate 23, 93, 123 OKATO 03 432 Website www.tuapse.ru Geographical location Coordinates 44 ° 6 '  N , 39 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 6 '0 "  N , 39 ° 5' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Krasnodar Territory

List of cities in Russia

Tuapse ( Russian Туапсе ; Adyghe ТӀуапсы ) is a Russian district town with 63,292 inhabitants (14 October 2010) in the Krasnodar region .

geography

Tuapse is located on the Black Sea , approx. 100 km southwest of the regional capital Krasnodar . The location on the western foothills of the Caucasus ensures a very mild climate by Russian standards.

history

Tuapse was founded around a fortress in 1838 and is now an important oil port and the end of a pipeline . Until 1875 the settlement was called Weljaminowskoje (Вельяминовское) and from 1875 to 1897 Weljaminowski Posad (Вельяминовский посад). The current name is of Circassian origin and means two rivers based on the two larger rivers that flow into the Black Sea in the urban area (today's names Tuapse and Pauk). In 1916 Tuapse received city rights.

In World War II Tuapse was substantially destroyed. But reconstruction began as early as 1943. Towards the end of 1943, 2840 m² of new living space was created, the electrical works, the bread factory, the meat combine, the fruit processing factory and the fish factory were again intact.

In 1959 the "Rossija" cinema was opened and it still exists today.

In 1963 the hotel "Tuapse" was built. There were 200 guest rooms in the building complex.

In 1970 a beer, a wine and a shoe factory was established in Tuapse. The harbor and the promenade have been completely reconstructed.

In 1976 the city was visited by a delegation from the French city of Agen . A town twinning agreement was signed.

In May 1981 the city was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 2nd class. In May 1985 he was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st class.

In 1985 a seaman's hospital was established, which has been called the Pirogow Clinic since 2008.

In 1995 Tuapse joined the Association of Small Towns of Russia . In 1996 the city Duma adopted the city statute.

In 2005 Tuapse received its current coat of arms.

On May 5, 2008, the city received the honorary title "City of Military Glory" from the President of the Russian Federation .

City Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in July .

politics

Regional elections

In the Russian regional elections on October 14, 2012, the Tuapsiner voted as follows:

• 55.02% United Russia
• 9.61% Fair Russia
• 9.5% Communist Party of the Russian Federation
• 6.52% Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
• 4.9% Communists of Russia in the Krasnodar region
• 3.79% Yabloko

Presidential election

The result of the Russian presidential elections on March 4, 2012 in Tuapse looks like this:

• 54.53% Vladimir Putin
• 20.93% Gennady Zyuganov
• 10.68% Mikhail Prokhorov
• 7.58% Vladimir Zhirinovsky
• 4.57% Sergei Mironov

The turnout was 59.5%.

economy

The city is an important tourist center.

The most important industries in Tuapse include petroleum processing and shipbuilding. A pipeline from Grozny and Maikop , designed by Vladimir Shukhov , was built here in the 1920s . There has been a refinery since 1929, which is now part of Rosneft .

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  Tuapse train station

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  Shore of the Black Sea at Tuapse

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  Tuapse harbor

Population development

year	Residents
1897	1,392
1926	12,000
1939	29,795
1959	36,650
1970	51,385
1979	59,843
1989	63,081
2002	64,238
2010	63.292

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Culture and sights

Control tower of the seaport

The Kisselev rock

Panorama of the central square of Tuapse (Photo taken: June 24th 2007).

The central square underwent a thorough redesign in 2012. There is a new fountain, a monument of martial glory, a sundial and a chess field.

Another attraction is the Tuaps sea promenade. From here you can see the control tower of the seaport, which the locals jokingly call Chupa Chups because it looks like a lollipop.

Karl-Marx-Straße is also an important tourist spot. There is a famous avenue of plane trees, several fountains, the "Rossija" cinema, the main post office and the city's largest bookshop. Galina-Petrowa-Straße branches off from Karl-Marx-Straße, on which there are numerous shops and shopping opportunities. The weekly market is at the end of the street.

Most of the nightlife in Tuapse takes place in the "Showtime" entertainment center, which is located on Lenin Square. There is a cinema with two halls, a café, a restaurant and a sushi bar.

Another famous sight is the Kisseljow rock.

sons and daughters of the town

• Grigory Shchedrin (1912–1995), Vice Admiral
• Wladimir Dratschko (* 1970), judoka
• Alexander Jeryschow (* 1973), water polo player
• Dmitri Morosow (* 1974), judoka
• Wladimir Kramnik (* 1975), chess player (world champion from 2000 to 2007); was born in Tuapse and spent his youth here
• Aljona Polunina (* 1975), film director
• Natalie Glebova (* 1981), Russian-Canadian beauty queen and 2005 winner of Miss Canada and Miss Universe
• Michail Igolnikow (* 1996), judoka

Web links

Commons : Tuapse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official site of the city (Russian)
• Tuapse on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Footnotes

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. ↑ На выборах в Туапсе подавляющее большинство голосов отдано "Единой России". (No longer available online.) In: tuapse-city.ru . October 15, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 14, 2012 (Russian).  ( 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. ^ Result of the Russian presidential election 2012 in Tuapse. In: Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation . March 5, 2012, Retrieved December 14, 2012 (Russian). 
4. ↑ Щедрин Григорий Иванович , warheroes.ru (Russian)
5. ↑ Aleksandr Yeryshov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
6. ↑ Dmitry Morozov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)