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Kemerovo (English) Кемерово (Russian)
—  Inhabited locality  —
The Soviet Square in the center of Kemerovo
Location of Kemerovo Oblast on the map of Russia
Location of Kemerovo on the map of Kemerovo Oblast
Coordinates: 55°21′39″N 86°5′20″E / 55.36083°N 86.08889°E / 55.36083; 86.08889Coordinates: 55°21′39″N 86°5′20″E / 55.36083°N 86.08889°E / 55.36083; 86.08889
Coat of arms	Flag
Holiday	June 12[citation needed]
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kemerovo Oblast
In administrative jurisdiction of	Kemerovo Oblast[citation needed]
Administrative center of	Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovsky District[citation needed]
Municipal status
Municipal Status	Urban okrug
Head[citation needed]	Vladimir Mikhaylov[citation needed]
Representative body	City Council of People's Deputies[citation needed]
Statistics
Area	282.3 km2 (109.0 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2002 Census)	484,754 inhabitants[1]
- Rank	35th
- Density	1,717 /km2 (4,400/sq mi)[2]
Time zone	KRAT/KRAST (UTC+7/+8) OMST/OMSST (UTC+6/+7) starting on March 28, 2010[3]
Founded	May 9, 1918[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	650000[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 3842[citation needed]
Official website	http://www.kemerovo.ru/

Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово) is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 484,754 (2002 Census); 520,263 (1989 Census). It is served by Kemerovo International Airport.

Geography and economy

The city is located 3,482 kilometers (2,164 mi) east of Moscow at the confluence of the Iskitim and Tom Rivers. It is an important industrial city developed during Soviet times with important chemical, fertiliser, and manufacturing industries and is linked to western Russia by a branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the city's industries have experienced a severe decline, creating high levels of unemployment.

Kemerovo's position gives it a continental climate with average temperatures varying between −18 °C (−0.4 °F) in January to 20 °C (68 °F) in July and relatively low precipitation of around 420 mm annually.

History

Kemerovo is an amalgamation of, and successor to, several older Russian settlements. A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress. In 1701, the settlement of Shcheglovo was founded on the left bank of the Tom; soon it became a village. By 1859, seven villages existed on the area of the modern Kemerovo: Shcheglovka (or Ust-Iskitimskoye), Kemerovo (named in 1734), Yevseyevo, Krasny Yar, Kur-Iskitim (Pleshki), Davydovo (Ishanovo), and Borovaya. In 1721, coal was discovered in the area. The first coal mines were established in 1907 and a chemical works was established in 1916. By 1917, the population of Shcheglovo had grown to around 4,000 people.

The area's further development was boosted by building a railway between Yurga and Kolchugino (now Leninsk-Kuznetsky) with a connection between Topki and Shcheglovo. Shcheglovo was granted town status in 1918, which is now considered to be the date of Kemerovo's founding. Kemerovo, at the time still a village, became part of Shcheglovsk municipality. In 1932, Shcheglovsk was renamed Kemerovo and became the center of Kemerovo Oblast in 1943.

Sports

Together with Irkutsk, the public interest for bandy is the biggest in Russia. Kuzbass is among the very best in the Russian Bandy League.^[4] In 2007 the Bandy World Championships was held in the city. Female bandy only exists in a few places. Now Kemerovo is about to start it up.^[5][6]

Famous residents

• Andrey Panin (actor, director)
• Yuri Arbachakov (boxer)
• Andreas Beck (football player)

Citizens awarded with the "Honourable Citizen of Kemerovo" award

• Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut
• Vitaly Razdayev, football player
• Nikolay Vdovin, chemist
• Galina Zavadskaya, doctor
• Polina Krivova, teacher
• Vasily Selivanov, artist
• Dmitry Plotnikov, construction worker
• Mikhail Podgorbunsky, doctor
• Anatoly Buglakov, coalminer
• Vladimir Martemyanov, pilot
• Gennady Yurov, writer
• Alexander Sychyov, politician

Notable landmarks

Five higher education institutions are located in Kemerovo: Kemerovo State University, Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo State Medical Academy, Kemerovo State Art Institute, Kemerovo Agricultural Institute and Kuzbass Economy and Justice Institute.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kemerovo is twinned with:

• Billings, Montana United States ^[7]
• Salgótarján, Hungary.

Gallery

GRES	City Council	Shopping Mall	Crystal Hotel
Soviet square	Drama theatre	Central Post office

External links

• Web-Camera with the view of the Theater Square in Kemerovo
• Natural landscapes of the Kemerovo area

References

Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast Administrative center: Kemerovo Anzhero-Sudzhensk · Belovo · Beryozovsky · Guryevsk · Kaltan · Kiselyovsk · Leninsk-Kuznetsky · Mariinsk · Mezhdurechensk · Myski · Novokuznetsk · Osinniki · Polysayevo · Prokopyevsk · Salair · Tashtagol · Tayga · Topki · Yurga

From Wikitravel

Kemerovo is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Western Siberia. Kemerovo is the capital of Kemerovo region or Kuzbass. It is a city with over half a million of population - big enough for Siberia. Rivers Tomm and Iskitimka run through the city.

Get in

By air through Moscow or by train through Moscow as well.

Get around

By bus, trams, trolleybus, taxi. Prices are fair enough: 8 rubles for public transport and around 100-200 rubles for a taxi, depending on how far you want to go.

See

There are many museums and art galleries in Kemerovo, most of which are located in the city center. The grand Lenin's Square with the Lenin`s monument is a symbol of past Soviet times. Also you can find here a monument dedicated to miners, who gave their lives working the region's mines.

Also the city is surrounded by beautiful forest - taiga, where you can almost feel the wildness and greatness of lands untouched by civilization.

Do

Skiing, snowboarding, bowling, pool, hiking, hunting, fishing. Also Disco and night clubs.

Take a tour of the massive strip mine just outside Kemerovo, which fuelled Russia's industrial revolution under Stalin's 5-year plan.

Buy

Most common Russian souvenirs. Matryoshka, lapti, beresta. Diferrent types of woodcarved hand-made souvenirs.

Eat

There are great number of restaurants. Russian, sushi, European and others. Fast-food meal for 2 person will be around 300 rub (10 euro). A restaurant meal for 2 person with beer or wine will be as much as 1000 rub (30 euro).

Drink

Vodka! Nearby town of Mariinsk is considered the best manufacturer of vodka in whole Russia.

Sleep

Plenty of hotels. Centrally located hotels include: Hotel Kuzbass, Hotel Tomm, Hotel Kristall. Outside of city in the taiga you can stay at hotel Park Hotel Graal (http://park-hotel-graal.ru) and hotel Tsarskie palaty.

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Proper noun

Kemerovo

1. A city in Siberia, Russia.

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