Where is Gelendzhik? This is a city in Russia

• September 23, 2019
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Gelendzhik is a large settlement on the Black Sea coast of Russia. Where is the city of Gelendzhik? This resort is located in the south of the Krasnodar Territory. Since 2001 it has been listed as a resort of federal significance. The city has an area of ​​only 19.25 km2. Located in a lowland, near a bay. In the article we will look in more detail at where Gelendzhik is located. This can also be seen on the map below.

The number of local residents indicated by official statistics is 77,212 people.

Gelendzhik - where is it?

This city is located on the Black Sea coast, in its eastern part, 25 km southeast of Novorossiysk. The nearest large city is Krasnodar. There is probably no need to remind you that Gelendzhik is Russia.

The terrain in the city itself is flat, and to the northeast of it it is mountainous, mid-mountain. The mountains are covered with broad-leaved (often low-growing) forest and are bare in places. Some of the species growing in the vicinity of Gelendzhik are characteristic of Mediterranean countries.

The climate is largely determined by the latitudes where Gelendzhik is located. This means that it is relatively soft, which is due to the influence of the Black Sea. However, it is more continental than in Sochi, since the mountain range opposite the city is relatively low, and part of the continental air penetrates through it. But at the same time, it is milder than the climate of nearby Novorossiysk. Thanks to the circulation of water in the Black Sea near the coast, it is never too cold or hot, which makes for comfortable swimming. The sea helps mitigate the summer heat and makes winters milder. Due to lower air humidity, Gelendzhik is not as stuffy as in Tuapse or Sochi.

There is quite a lot of precipitation - 849 mm per year. The maximum amount occurs in December and January (125 and 92 mm, respectively). The average temperature in January is +2.3 °C, and in July - +23.1 °C.

Health and medicine

For bronchopulmonary diseases, medical experts recommend choosing Gelendzhik for permanent residence.

In Sochi, respiratory tract diseases are exacerbated due to higher humidity in the summer, which is dangerous for people suffering from bronchial asthma - due to a decrease in oxygen in the air, an attack of suffocation occurs.

In Gelendzhik, the humidity is lower and the heat is easier to bear, because the mountains are not so high, and dry air periodically breaks through the mountains.

Until recently, there was only one clinic in Gelendzhik. But at the beginning of 2022, a new medical clinic opened, equipped with the latest technology:
• three operating rooms;
• intensive care wards;
• expert class magnetic resonance imaging scanner;
• biochemical and immunochemical analyzers.

Within the framework of high technologies, people will be offered heart surgery (bypass surgery, coronary stenting), stenting of cerebral vessels, and laparoscopic operations.
Unfortunately, the center is not yet part of the compulsory medical insurance system and provides only paid services.

There is also a large medical base in sanatoriums. For example, in the diagnostic and treatment center at the sanatorium named after. Lomonosov in Gelendzhik you can take an MRI.

Population of Gelendzhik

Since Soviet times, the city has developed as a resort, which could not but affect its demographic indicators. The city is characterized by exponential population growth. Only in 2002 and 2003. it was shrinking. In 2022, the number of residents grew only slightly and the exponential nature of the curve was broken. In 2022, the city’s residents numbered 77,212 people (214th place among Russian cities). The reason for the rapid population growth in the last 10 years was mainly migration, since natural increase was negative.

The national composition of the population is quite specific. In first place, as in most cities of the Russian Federation, are Russians - 76.19%. In second place are the Greeks (4.26%). Next come Armenians (2.72%), and then Ukrainians (2.32%).

The official unemployment rate is only 0.2%.

Settlements[ | ]

The urban district and city of regional subordination of Gelendzhik includes 21 settlements[4][22][5]

The city of Gelendzhik as an object of the administrative-territorial structure of the Krasnodar Territory consists of the following administrative-territorial units: city (regional subordination) Gelendzhik

and 4 rural districts subordinate to him: Kabardinsky, Divnomorsky, Pshadsky, Arkhipo-Osipovsky[4][22][5].

See also: Rural districts subordinate to Gelendzhik

Transport

The city is located on the M4 Don federal highway, well known to many Russians. It goes around the city in the northeast, so as not to create problems for vacationers. The congestion on the route is high. Another type of external transport is sea and air. There are no railways, which distinguishes Gelendzhik from other resorts on the Black Sea coast of Russia.

Intracity and suburban transport is represented by buses. There are also several taxi organizations. The city has two cable cars that take tourists to the mountainous surroundings of Gelendzhik.

Attractions

Gelendzhik is famous for its large number of monuments. This is mainly a legacy of Soviet times. The total number of monuments and sculptures is about 20. There is one bust.

There are 3 water parks in the city: “Golden Bay”, “Dolphin”, “Behemoth”. There are 3 museums available for visiting.

There are many natural, historical and man-made attractions in the surrounding area. Among them are a forest of relict pine, dolmens, the Parus rock, waterfalls, a grove of relict juniper, and a large inscription “Gelendzhik” on the mountain opposite the city. In the city itself you can visit the Olympus recreation and entertainment park, the Roman Empire show park, the 70 Years of Victory park, a safari park, a city amusement park, and a dolphinarium.

Location and terrain

Sochi stretches along the coast for more than 100 kilometers. And if you live in Adler and work in the center, it’s quite tiring. The bus takes an hour to get there, an hour to go back, at first it was fun to look out the window, but after a few days it gets boring.

Gelendzhik is compactly located around the bay. Getting to any point is no problem (even on foot).

Sochi is built mainly on mountains. No, of course there are relatively flat places: Adler, the center, Svetlana, but mostly you have to puff from the mountain - up the mountain. Coming down the mountain is still okay, but up the mountain, in the heat...

Gelendzhik is located on a plain, there are no such problems.

Department of Housing and Utilities

Housing and communal services problems in resort areas are a common occurrence. Due to the influx of tourists, there is a shortage of electricity, water, and gas. Tariffs for housing and communal services are very high in Gelendzhik, which are higher than in Moscow. There are problems with the quality of the Internet. In the private sector, all this can be eliminated by installing additional equipment. Therefore, when moving to this city, the best option would be a private house with a plot. The worst situation is in new buildings, where due to a lack of residents, housing and communal services can be turned off in the entire apartment building.

Water

Water comes to Gelendzhik from the Troitskoye field through a 187 km long water pipeline, which provides a maximum of 30-32 thousand cubic meters. water per day. During the peak holiday season, water consumption is about 46-48 thousand cubic meters. and sometimes it's missing. Many houses have storage tanks.

In Gelendzhik there is hard water as a result of the dissolution of underground deposits of gypsum, dolomites, and limestones that are present in local rocks. When it boils, scale forms.

I went to the website of the Gelendzhik administration - there are samples there.

Results of the quality of drinking water supplied from water intake wells in 2016:

Flood victim

The contrast of air masses and the large amount of moisture evaporating from the surface of the Black Sea create a serious risk of heavy rains leading to floods. In a warming climate, this threat will only increase. The worst flood occurred here in July 2012, when a small but unusually powerful cyclone caused heavy rains, during which about 300 mm of precipitation fell in one day! Gelendzhik was among the three most flooded cities. The flood claimed the lives of many people, and the number of victims was in the tens of thousands. However, the frequency of floods in Gelendzhik is much lower than in Tuapse, where they are now observed several times a year.

Walking route through the city center

Whatever time of year you come to Gelendzhik, be sure to choose a day to just stroll around the city. Its central promenade, the magnificent Embankment, will provide you with as much as 14 km of travel. Along the way you will meet almost all the city’s “business cards”.

Gelendzhik embankment

© Elena Ramus

It is convenient to start your walk from the Central City Beach . There is an excellent observation deck here, and if you get hungry, there are restaurants serving all the cuisines of the world, it seems.

A stone's throw from the entrance to the beach is another city attraction, the Oceanarium . The inhabitants of the deep sea can be seen without diving into the sea with scuba gear.

Coral reefs, exotic fish of warm seas, piranhas and lobsters - if you want to make a sea “around the world”, then this is the place for you.

All couples in love should take a walk to the “Lovers” fountain . The young man and the girl, hugging each other, froze on the globe, which floats above the streams of water. The sculpture was installed near the local registry office and is popular with newlyweds.

From here you can already see the city's Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Ascension . Its history began in the middle of the 19th century, with a small wooden church. Later, Gelendzhik received the status of a city, and it needed a solid stone temple. The consecration of the new cathedral took place in 1909, and much later, after decades of oblivion, the temple again opened its doors to parishioners. You can come here every day and see beautiful icons and brightly painted ceilings.

Sculpture White Bride

© Elena Ramus

It is impossible to miss the symbol of the city - the sculpture White Bride . A slender girl in a wedding dress personifies Gelendzhik; loosely translated from ancient Turkic, its name sounds like “white bride.” Since 2010, the beauty has been smiling at local residents and guests of the resort; if you want to take a photo with her, most likely you will have to stand in line.

We are approaching Lermontovsky Boulevard . The beautiful pedestrian area is marked by a monument to the poet and an elegant snow-white arch. You need to come back here in the evening, when the fountain's music and lights turn on. Guests will be treated to a vibrant musical show.

Walking further along Lermontovsky Boulevard, you will come across the sculpture Old Lighthouse . Nearby there is another unusual landmark of the city, the beacon lighthouse . It has been lighting the way for ships in Gelendzhik Bay since the end of the 19th century. In the 30s of the last century it was repaired and updated, the kerosene lamp was replaced with an electric one. Nowadays it is not only a lighthouse, but also an architectural monument.

This concludes your walk through the city's attractions. An excellent end to the day will be a ride up the Olympus cable car to the observation deck at +640 meters above sea level. Olympus Park is located at the foot of the Markhot ridge, as well as on the second, “high” level.

Reviews

Judging by reviews from the last three years, the population as a whole is happy with their city. Thus, resort guests share their impressions that Gelendzhik is a calmer city than Sochi, and that it has its own romance. However, they note that in the summer it is a little noisy. Vacationers also write on forums that people here are gentler than in the country as a whole. And the products are quite high quality. They indicate problems with work, the Internet, transport, drinking water and the environment in general. However, there are conflicting opinions regarding the latter. As with the entire Black Sea coast, there is a risk of contracting infectious diseases.

Nature

Sochi is more than 100 km of beautiful picturesque nature: exotic flowers, palm trees, cacti, fruit trees.

Gelendzhik, of course, is not so rich in nature, but a huge amount of vegetation: Pitsunda pine, juniper, hornbeam, oak, cherry laurel - purify the air and enrich it with oxygen, phytoncides and air ions. For me personally, the priority is the habitat, and not where to go on an excursion. That is, you left the house and what do you see, along what streets (with what kind of nature) you can walk.