Kislovodsk
City in Stavropol Krai, Russia
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Kislovodsk (Russian: Кислово́дск; Kabardian: Нартсанэ;[9][10][11] Karachay-Balkar: Ачысуу[12]) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region.
Kislovodsk
Кисловодск | |
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Kislovodsk National Park, Kislovodsk | |
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| Coordinates: 43°55′N 42°43′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1803[2] |
| City status since | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Karikov Vyacheslav |
| Area | |
• Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 128,553 |
• Estimate (2025) | 125,931 (−2%) |
| • Rank | 128th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1] |
| • Capital of | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6] |
| • Capital of | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| Postal code[8] | 357700 |
| Dialing code | +7 87937 |
| OKTMO ID | 07715000001 |
| City Day | last Saturday in May |
| Website | kislovodsk-kurort |
Demographics
Population: 128,553 (2010 census);[5] 129,788 (2002 census);[13] 114,414 (1989 Soviet census).[14]
Etymology
The Russian-language name of the city translates as "sour water" and originated due to the abundance of narzan mineral-water (Russian: нарзан, romanized: narzan) springs in the area.[15][need quotation to verify]
History
The settlement gained town status in 1903.[citation needed] Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.
Archaeology
Numerous settlements of the Koban culture (ca. 1100 to 400 BC) are found in the Kislovodsk city and its surroundings.[16] They include the sites of Industria I, Sultan-gora I, Berezovka I, Berezovka II, Berezovka III, Berezovka IV.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.[6]
Geography
The city is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas.
Climate
| Climate data for Kislovodsk (extremes 1886-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
14.7 (58.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.2 (0.76) |
18.9 (0.74) |
38.7 (1.52) |
60.3 (2.37) |
106.8 (4.20) |
123.1 (4.85) |
95.8 (3.77) |
62.6 (2.46) |
60.3 (2.37) |
37.8 (1.49) |
27.2 (1.07) |
23.1 (0.91) |
673.8 (26.51) |
| Source: pogoda.ru.net[17] | |||||||||||||
In literature
Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.[18]
Notable people
Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) was a native of Kislovodsk. A museum was planned in the house he was born. Renovations were to begin in 2011. Nikolai Yaroshenko's (1846-1898) memorial house is open to the public.
The Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevskyi (1866-1934) died in exile in Kislovodsk.
- Arthur Adamov, was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd of Armenian descent
- Zuhra Bayramkulova (1940–2013), farmer and politician, was born there.
- Felix Feodosidi (born 1933), wine maker.
- Nikolai Levashov, psychic healer, occultist and writer
- Boris Parsadanian, composer, was born there.
- Karine Shadoyan, wrestler born in Kislovodsk who represented Armenia.
Twin towns and sister cities
Kislovodsk is twinned with:
Gallery
Narzan Gallery
Chaliapin’s Mansion
Kislovodsk Colonnade
Armenian Church
Welcome to Kislovodsk
View of Kislovodsk
The Cascade Staircase in Kislovodsk
The pedestrian bridge - "Lady's Whim"
