Kuznetsk
Town in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк, IPA: [kʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River. Population: 88,839 (2010 census);[3] 92,050 (2002 census);[9] 98,588 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Kuznetsk
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Central square in Kuznetsk | |
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 Interactive map of Kuznetsk | |
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| Coordinates: 53°07′N 46°36′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1699 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 88,839 |
| 88,806 (−0%) | |
| • Rank | 189th in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,111/km2 (5,468/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1] |
| • Capital of | Kuznetsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Kuznetsk Urban Okrug,[5] Kuznetsky Municipal District[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| Postal codes[8] | 442530–442535, 442537–442539, 442541–442544, 442549 |
| Dialing code | +7 84157 |
| OKTMO ID | 56705000001 |
| Website | gorodkuzneck |
Administrative and municipal status
Within Russia's framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it does not form a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk is incorporated as Kuznetsk Urban Okrug.[5]
History
Vasily Naryshkin founded the settlement of Truyovo on the river Truyov in 1699. It became known as Truyovo-Voskresenskoe and then as Naryshkino. An ukaz of Catherine II renamed the village Kuznetsk in November 1780.
During the Soviet era the Duvanny Ravine was used as a place of execution and burial between 1918 and the 1930s. In 1997 a commemorative wooden cross was erected there.[11]
Twin towns and sister cities
Kuznetsk is twinned with:
Gyula, Hungary (1970)
Dimitrovgrad, Russia (1972)
