Kimovsk

Town in Tula Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kimovsk (Russian: Ки́мовск) is a town and the administrative center of Kimovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the watershed of the Don and Volga Rivers, 77 kilometers (48 mi) southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,485(2010 census);[3] 33,169(2002 census);[9] 38,294(1989 Soviet census).[10]

CountryRussia
Known since17th century
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
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Kimovsk is located in Tula Oblast
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Kimovsk (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°58′N 38°32′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKimovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionSelsovietKimovsk[2]
Known since17th century
Town status since1952
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
  Total
28,485
  Estimate 
(2021)
26,475 (−7.1%)
  Capital ofKimovsky District,[1] Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[4]
  Municipal districtKimovsky Municipal District[5]
  Urban settlementKimovsk Urban Settlement[5]
  Capital ofKimovsky Municipal District,[5] Kimovsk Urban Settlement[6]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code[8]
301720–301723
Dialing code+7 48735
OKTMO ID70626101001
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History

The village of Mikhaylovka (Михайловка) has been known since the 17th century.[citation needed] It developed during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 to 1945 in connection with intensive coal exploitation at the Moscow Coal Basin. The Soviets built numerous mines on the lands of a kolkhoz called Young Communist International (Russian: Коммунистический интернационал молодёжи, abbreviated as Russian: КИМ, or KIM) and a habitat for miners. It was granted work-settlement status and given its present name in 1948; town status was granted to it in 1952.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kimovsk serves as the administrative center of Kimovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kimovsky District as Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kimovsky Municipal District as Kimovsk Urban Settlement.[5]

Transportation

Bus station and railway station share a building. Bus routes originating from Kimovsk include Moscow, Tula, Ryazan, Novomoskovsk, Uzlovaya, and other destinations.

Culture

There is a museum of local lore in Kimovsk. The Memorial of the Great Patriotic War is located on the outskirts of Karachevsky forest.

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