Cities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory: list with names and descriptions of cities

The Krasnoyarsk region is the only one of the largest subjects of Russia and its geographical center. It is inhabited by approximately 3 million people. 1/5 of it is located beyond the Arctic Circle. On the territory of the region there is the great peninsula of the Russian Federation - Taimyr, and in addition, the largest Talnikovy waterfall, the high-water Yenisei river and the unique complex of unusually shaped rocks “Pillars”. In addition, gold mining is carried out in the cities and towns of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and this is one of the main centers of this industry in the Russian Federation.

Administrative center

Krasnoyarsk is a famous city in Siberia, located on two banks of the Great Yenisei. More than 1 million people live here.

The main feature of these places is simply amazing nature: dense taiga forest, mysterious pillars, as well as a large hydroelectric power station, the very large Krasnoyarsk Sea and original architecture. And the main decoration is considered to be multiple fountains. The main city of the Krasnoyarsk Territory is considered a giant business and cultural center of Siberia, as well as the capital of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

It is located between the rivers Kachi and Yenisei, in the very center of Russia. The Yenisei River is considered the largest transport route, for this reason the location of the metropolis on it makes it a gateway to the international market. Taking advantage of its proximity to Japan, South Korea and China, the metropolis regularly expands its foreign economic activities. It includes the village of Peschanka.

Norilsk

Norilsk is located on the Taimyr Peninsula, in the forest-tundra region, three hundred kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. This is one of the 5 northernmost settlements in the world. It is connected to Kayerkan, Talnakh and the port of Dudinka by railway and highway.

There is also an Alykel airfield. The climate in Norilsk is sharply continental, subtropical. From December to February there is a polar night, and from May to July there is a polar day. It is also considered one of the most environmentally polluted settlements in the world. This is due to the fact that the polar capital is a derived component of the city-forming complex.

Mostly Russians, Azerbaijanis and Ukrainians live here. Skiing, tundra, river and alpine tourism, berry picking and fishing are well developed. There is only one municipal university (Norilsk Industrial Institute) and a number of branches in other cities. It includes Snezhnogorsk.

Ski tourism center

At the end of the last century, Divnogorsk was one of the first spiritual centers in the Yenisei province. Currently, more than 33 thousand people live here. There are a number of city-forming companies formed to support a large power plant. Most tourists know this town as a ski resort. The pride of local residents is the flat ice skating rink; the ice here is one of the best in Europe.

The main advantage is the “Old Skete” (the remains of a monastery) and the caves of the Biryusinsky karst area, where primitive people lived. There are also a number of museums with fascinating exhibitions. The town is one of the cleanest settlements in the Russian Federation.

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Krasnoyarsk: photo from space (Google Maps) Krasnoyarsk: photo from space (Microsoft Virtual Earth)

a brief description of

Located on the banks of the Yenisei, 3955 km east of Moscow.

The climate is sharply continental. Average temperatures in January are -17, July are +18. Precipitation is 460 mm per year.

A major transport hub in Eastern Siberia at the intersection of the Yenisei and the Trans-Siberian Railway. highway and highway Moscow - Vladivostok.

Territory (sq. km): 354

Information about the city of Krasnoyarsk on the Russian Wikipedia site

Historical sketch

Founded in 1628 by governor A. Dubensky as the Krasnoyarsk fort in the Kyzyl-Dzhar tract (“red yar”; Turkic kyzyl “red”, jar “yar”) on the high left bank of the Yenisei near the mouth of the Kacha River for protection from Tatar raids and collection yasaka. The name of the tract reflected the presence of outcrops of red-colored rocks in the coastal cliffs of the river. Kachi, flowing into the Yenisei at the site of the founding of the fort. The Russian translation of the name of the tract also determined the name of the fort.

The intensive development of Krasnoyarsk began with the construction (1735-41) of the Moscow highway (Achinsk - Krasnoyarsk - Kansk). In 1756, an ironworks of the merchant Vlasevsky was founded near Krasnoyarsk.

In the 19th century Krasnoyarsk is the center of the Siberian Cossacks.

Since 1708, Krasny Yar has been part of the Siberian province, since 1719 in the Tobolsk province, since 1724 in the Yenisei province. Since 1764 in the Irkutsk province, since 1784 a district town in the Kolyvan governorship. In 1796-1804. in the Tobolsk province, since 1804 in the Tomsk province. Since 1822 the center of the Yenisei province.

In 1856, in the provincial city of Krasnoyarsk, Yenisei province, there were 5 churches, 1045 houses, 144 shops.

At the end of the 19th century. In Krasnoyarsk there were 10 Orthodox churches and 2 cathedrals, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, a synagogue, a museum with a public library, a city theater and a private circus, and a city garden.

At the end of the 19th century. The Trans-Siberian railway passed through Krasnoyarsk. highway. Small enterprises and railways operated. workshops, a locomotive depot, there was a lively trade in bread, timber, furs, and fish.

Krasnoyarsk is known as a place of exile for Decembrists (V.L. Davydov, M.F. Mitkov, M.A. Fonvizin, etc.), populists, and a transit point for convicts in the Turukhansk region, Irkutsk province, and Sakhalin.

During the pre-war five-year plans, large enterprises were built in Krasnoyarsk - Sibtyazhmash, a shipyard, a pulp and paper mill, light industry enterprises, a power plant, and a port.

Since 1934, Krasnoyarsk has been the center of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, dozens of factories were evacuated from the front-line regions of the country to Krasnoyarsk.

Municipal indicators

Data sources:

1. Regions of Russia. Main characteristics of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation: statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2003.
2. Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2005. p. 311
3. Transport in Russia: Statistical collection. Goskomstat. - M:, 2003. pp. 110, 112, 120, 122
4. Transport in Russia: Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2005. pp. 117, 119, 127, 129
5. Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. 2006. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2006. p. 307

Culture, science, education

The Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences unites institutes of physics, chemistry and chemical technology, forests and timber, computer centers and other scientific institutions.

The Siberian-Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Arts operates in Krasnoyarsk.

University. Agricultural University. Academy of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold.

Institutes: arts, commercial, civil engineering, medical, pedagogical, polytechnic, Siberian technological. Siberian Aerospace Academy.

Faculty of the Novosibirsk Institute of Water Transport Engineers, branch of the Correspondence Institute of the Food Industry. Higher Air Defense Command School.

Theatres: opera and ballet, drama, musical comedy, young spectators, puppets.

Large and Small concert halls, concert and dance hall, organ music hall.

Circus. Philharmonic. 2 exhibition halls.

Museums: local history with several branches, cultural and historical center, House-Museum of V.I. Lenin, Museum-apartment of P.A. Krasikov, Museum-Estate of V.I. Surikov, Surikov Art Museum.

Architecture, sights

Krasnoyarsk is surrounded by mountains, hills, taiga-covered hills, and pine forests. The south-eastern part of Krasnoyarsk adjoins directly the Stolby Nature Reserve with bizarrely shaped rocks.

On the site of the former guard tower of the prison there is a chapel on Karaulnaya Hill (rebuilt in 1854-55). In the 18th century the territory of the city expanded to the north and west, the main streets ran parallel to the Yenisei.

Architectural monuments: Church of the Intercession (1785-95, restored in 1977-78), Church of the Annunciation (1804-12), etc.

Since the 1820s was built according to a regular plan. Monuments of Siberian architecture have been preserved: the former mansions of the Gadalov merchants, the bibliophile merchant Yudin (early 20th century).

The modern city consists of 2 parts - the left bank, located on the high terraces of the Yenisei and bounded from the north by a steep hill (Karaulnaya Mountain), from the west - the wooded Gremyachinsky Mane, and the flat right bank. Both parts of the city are connected by a bridge (1956-61) over 2 km long.

Closed cities

The city of Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, was founded in 1955. At this time, more than 62 thousand people live in it. It has the status of a closed settlement.

The electrochemical plant, which is located here, is considered an outstanding Russian enterprise, which combines industrial and production achievements with its work and has significant market density. The city has 10 secondary educational institutions, a lyceum, a gymnasium, an electromechanical technical school, a polytechnic institute, an aerospace university and a national university. This is a fairly clean town with lots of vegetation. Among the attractions there is an art museum, a gallery of military glory and a huge museum and exhibition center.

The city of Zheleznogorsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory (pictured above) is also closed and has a population of more than 84 thousand people. There is a railway line, gymnasiums, lyceums, libraries, an exhibition center, theaters, parks and cultural centers. It is the cultural capital of the region.

Krasnoyarsk

(Krasnoyarsk region)

OKATO code:
04401
Founded:
1628
City since:
1690 City of regional subordination
Center:
Krasnoyarsk Territory
Urban areas, population as of 01/1/2021

Deviation from Moscow time, hours:
4
Geographical latitude:
56°00′
Geographical longitude:
92°52′
Altitude above sea level, meters:
150 Sunrise and sunset times of the Sun and Moon in the city of Krasnoyarsk