Zheleznogorsk
Железногорск | |
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![]() Lenina Street in Zheleznogorsk | |
Coordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kursk Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1957 |
Town status since | 1962 |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 95,049 |
• Rank | 181st in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk [1] |
• Capital of | Zheleznogorsky District, [1] town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk [1] |
• Urban okrug | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug [3] |
• Capital of | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug, [3] Zheleznogorsky Municipal District [3] |
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Postal code(s) [5] | |
OKTMO ID | 38705000001 |
Website |
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Zheleznogorsk ( Russian: Железного́рск) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) northwest of Kursk. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is: 97,038 ( 2021 Census); [6] 95,049 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 95,528 ( 2002 Census); [7] 85,192 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of iron ore deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1962.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk serves as the administrative center of Zheleznogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug. [3] Basis of Zheleznogorsk economy is manufacturing. There are located 18 big industrial factories, the biggest among them is Mikhailovsky Mining and Refining Facility. In 2015 it produced 18% of total mining production in Russia.
Media related to
Zheleznogorsk (Kursk Oblast) at Wikimedia Commons
Zheleznogorsk
Железногорск | |
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![]() Lenina Street in Zheleznogorsk | |
Coordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kursk Oblast [1] |
Founded | 1957 |
Town status since | 1962 |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 95,049 |
• Rank | 181st in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk [1] |
• Capital of | Zheleznogorsky District, [1] town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk [1] |
• Urban okrug | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug [3] |
• Capital of | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug, [3] Zheleznogorsky Municipal District [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
![]() |
Postal code(s) [5] | |
OKTMO ID | 38705000001 |
Website |
feradmin |
Zheleznogorsk ( Russian: Железного́рск) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) northwest of Kursk. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is: 97,038 ( 2021 Census); [6] 95,049 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 95,528 ( 2002 Census); [7] 85,192 ( 1989 Soviet census). [8]
Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of iron ore deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly.[ citation needed] It was granted town status in 1962.[ citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk serves as the administrative center of Zheleznogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. [1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug. [3] Basis of Zheleznogorsk economy is manufacturing. There are located 18 big industrial factories, the biggest among them is Mikhailovsky Mining and Refining Facility. In 2015 it produced 18% of total mining production in Russia.
Media related to
Zheleznogorsk (Kursk Oblast) at Wikimedia Commons