There are many cities in the Russian Federation, the fame of which has spread far beyond the borders of the country. One of such settlements is Novokuznetsk.
General information
Russia, Kemerovo region, Novokuznetsk - the exact address of the location of the settlement. The unofficial name is the southern capital of Kuzbass.
The historical map of the city (Novokuznetsk) notifies that this city in the Kemerovo region is the thirteenth largest city in the country. The population is more than five hundred and fifty thousand people. Among the settlements that are not subjects of the Federation, takes second place.
The density is about one thousand three hundred people per square kilometer.
The city of Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region is the center of the Kuzbass agglomeration. The total number of people living near the village is almost one and a half million people.
The center of industry is the city of Novokuznetsk. The region in which the settlement is located - Kemerovo, borders on Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions. Also nearby is the border with the Krasnoyarsk, Altai Territory and the Republic of Khakassia.
A major center of coal mining is the city of Novokuznetsk. Area of a large coal basin.
Zip codes - from 654000 to 654103.
The telephone code is 3843. The six-digit numbering of the city network.
Car codes are 42 and 142.
City Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of July.
It is in the list of the top thirty cities of the Russian Federation for doing business.
The city has branches of more than forty banks.
The main population is young people aged 20-45 years.
Geographic data
City Novokuznetsk - Kemerovo region. The village is located in the south of Western Siberia.
Novokuznetsk on the map of Russia is located on the banks of the Tom River. Geographical location - south of the Kemerovo region.
Novokuznetsk on the map of Russia is located in the time zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which is seventh GMT. Regarding the capital of the Russian Federation - plus four hours.
The distance to Moscow is a little less than four thousand kilometers by road. To get to the regional center, the city of Kemerovo, you will have to overcome a little more than two hundred twenty kilometers.
A map of the city (Novokuznetsk) reports that the settlement is divided into six districts. The area is just over four hundred twenty-four square kilometers. Altitude is one hundred ninety meters.
The climate is sharply continental, dry. Significant annual temperature fluctuations. The average annual value is approximately two degrees of heat.
The minimum value is minus fifty two, the maximum is thirty eight.
The number of sunny days is about two hundred eighty.
The average rainfall is six hundred millimeters. Freezing soil - up to two meters. The average wind speed is two and a half meters per second.
History
The village was founded in 1618 as the Kuznetsk prison. In 1622 received the status of a city.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, gold was found in these parts, which contributed to strong economic growth. Unfortunately, it did not last long.
The modern city begins its countdown on the third of July 1931 by combining the cities of Kuznetsk and Novokuznetsk. The city owes its appearance to a construction plant, which was just under construction at that time.
In 1929, the first stone of the metallurgical giant was laid. In 1931, he began his work.
During the war he carried out important orders for the production of military vehicles, tanks, and shells.
The village was initially assigned the role of an important coal mining and industrial center. Novokuznetsk was even glorified in the work of Vladimir Mayakovsky "Khrenov's story about Kuznetskstroy and about the people of Kuznetsk."
In 1932, the city was renamed Stalin. In 1961, it again received its original name - Novokuznetsk.
Industry
One of the oldest cities in Siberia is Novokuznetsk. No industry is developed here!
The basis of the potential is the production of finished metal products, mining, production and distribution of electricity. The largest enterprises are the West Siberian Metallurgical Combine (ZSMK), Novokuznetsk Metallurgical Combine (NKMK), and aluminum and ferroalloy plants. Rail rental developed.
Coal industry: large mines and large coal mining companies.
Engineering: production of mining equipment, sanitary products, etc.
Powerful construction companies, including "KuzbassTransStroy", "Kuznetskpromstroy", "Kuzbassshahtostroymontazh"
There is also a forest industry, food - distillery, confectionery, food factory, dairy company. The production of baby food has been established.
And also developed chemical, pharmaceutical, medical and light industries.
A powerful producer of electricity is Novokuznetsk. What area boasts such a powerful tandem of enterprises?
Kuznetsk TPP is a coal thermal power plant. The generated power is one hundred and eight megawatts of energy.
In addition, there is a Central TPP, Novokuznetskaya TPP, West Siberian TPP.
Additionally, in addition to its own generation of electricity to ensure the adjacent mines and settlements, the population is supplied with hot water.
In total, there are about forty enterprises in the city.
Due to the presence of powerful production, the environmental situation leaves much to be desired. In local waters there is an increased content of iron, magnesium, copper, and petroleum products.
Railway transport
Of course, the population is not located all the time in the city (Novokuznetsk). What area and region are just not connected with this wonderful village!
Novokuznetsk is a large railway junction. From the central station you can get to almost any corner of the Russian Federation. The most popular trains to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Tomsk, Barnaul, Adler, Anapa.
Developed message within the area.
International communications - Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Car traffic
Almost fifty routes leave from the local bus station. The main directions are suburban. Routes to the north are very popular.
Air traffic
Spichenkovo International Airport operates both domestic flights in the Russian Federation and international. It is located twenty kilometers west of the city.
The main directions are Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Bangkok.
Urban transport
Communication within the city takes place with the help of buses, trams, trolleybuses and electric trains.
Suburban communication has been established.
sights
He is famous for the culture of Novokuznetsk. What region can boast of a fortress-museum and a house in which Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky himself lived for some time?
Novokuznetsk can. In addition, there is a palace of culture and technology, busts and monuments to prominent people and objects - Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov, Vladimir Lenin, Yuri Gagarin, Sergey Kirov, George Konstantinovich Zhukov, Maxim Gorky, Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian penny. It is also worth visiting cinemas, drama and puppet theaters, several obelisks, churches and temples, a chapel, a museum of local lore, a wine warehouse, libraries, a circus, shopping and entertainment complexes, markets.
In addition, you can pass the time at the planetarium, city parks of culture and leisure, squares, a landscape monument, visit the waterfall or the largest bowling club in Siberia.
The historical center will delight the ensembles of the eighteenth to nineteenth centuries. Several old buildings have survived.
The famous fortress was built by order of Paul the First in the early nineteenth century.
Sport life
Novokuznetsk pays great attention to physical education and sports. The city has stadiums, tennis courts, swimming pools, horse clubs, ski resorts and even a ski resort.
Citizens are pleased with their performances at hockey, football, rugby clubs.
Such directions as archery, roller skating, cycling, parkour and skating are actively developing.
Twin cities
Over its long history Novokuznetsk made many friends. Twin cities are two locations in the United States - Pittsburgh and Dallas. In Russia - Nizhny Tagil. In Ukraine - Zaporozhye.
Conclusion
Despite the difficult situation in the country and the economy, the city is confidently looking into the future and developing.
This is facilitated by powerful enterprises, good medicine, a large number of young people.