Kimovsk
Template:Rcatsh Kimovsk (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Kimovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the watershed of the Don and Volga Rivers, Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
The village of Mikhaylovka (Script error: No such module "Lang".) has been known since the 17th century.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It developed during the Great Patriotic War 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 (Script error: No such module "Lang"., abbreviated as "Script error: No such module "Lang".", 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kimovsk serves as the administrative center of Kimovsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kimovsky District as Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[4] 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.
References
Sources
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Template:Ru-pop-ref
- ↑ Template:Ru-pop-ref
- ↑ Law #954-ZTO
- ↑ Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Kimovsk as a part of Kimovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
- ↑ Law #547-ZTO
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notes
External links
- Unofficial website of Kimovsk Template:In lang
- Kimovsk news portal Template:In lang
- Encyclopedia "My Town". Entry on Kimovsk Template:In lang
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Use mdy dates