Polyarnye Zori
{{Short description|Town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia}}
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File:Церковь в Полярных Зорях.jpg
Polyarnye Zori ({{langx|ru|Поля́рные Зо́ри}}, lit. {{lang|en|polar dawns}}) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero, {{convert|224|km|sp=us}} south of Murmansk. The nearest settlements to Polyarnye Zory are: Zasheek (3 km), Pinozero (4 km), Nivskiy (8 km) and Afrikanda-1,2 (16 and 13 km). Population : 14,196 (2020 Сensus), {{ru-census|p2010=15,096|p2002=15,910|p1989=19,428}}
History
Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electric power industry due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant.{{citation needed|date=April 2010}} Initially a work settlement subordinated to the town of Apatity, it was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree of April 22, 1991.Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 58 A part of the territory in jurisdiction of Apatity was also transferred to Polyarnye Zori by the Decision of the Presidium of the Murmansk Oblast Soviet of People's Deputies of May 16, 1991.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #96-01-ZMO As a municipal division, Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug.Law #535-01-ZMO
Mayors of Polyarnye Zori
- Lyudmila Chistova (1994–1998)
- Valery Mironov (1998–2001)
- Vladimir Goncharenko (2001–2005)
- Nikolay Goldobin (2005–2013)
- Maxim Pukhov (since 2013)
Notable people
- Marina Sergina (born 1986 in Polyarnye Zori), ice hockey player
- Ivan Yershov (born 1979 in Polyarnye Zori), footballer
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mur|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mur|mun|list|polyarnye zori}}
- {{Cite book|last=Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области.|title=Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920–1993 гг.). Справочник|publisher=Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север"|year=1995|location=Мурманск}}
{{Murmansk Oblast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
Category:Cities and towns in Murmansk Oblast
Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union