Zheleznovodsk
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Zheleznovodsk ({{langx|ru|Железново́дск}}) is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=24,433|p2002=25,135|p1989=28,460}}{{Historical populations|7=1959|8=11927|9=1970|10=18795|11=1979|12=23537|13=1989|14=28460|15=2002|16=25135|17=2010|18=24433|19=2021|20=22863|source=Censuses{{cite web|title=(USSR) Urban population of the union republics, and their territorial units|url=https://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/census.php}}{{ cite web | url = http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls | title = Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года. Том. 1, таблица 4. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов - райцентров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120203125040/http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2012-02-03 }}{{ cite web | url = http://krasstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/krasstat/resources/20d7bd804eba60379580f5263284271d/1.10.xlsx | title = Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Итоги по Красноярскому краю. 1.10 Численность населения гор.округов, мун.районов, гор. и сел. поселе | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093629/http://krasstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/krasstat/resources/20d7bd804eba60379580f5263284271d/1.10.xlsx | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2015-12-22 }}{{cite web | url = https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx | title = Таблица 5. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более - Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2021 года | accessdate = 2021-10-01 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220901194902/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/tab-5_VPN-2020.xlsx | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2022-09-01 }}}}
Etymology
The name of the town literally means iron-water-place, as the mineral waters springing from the earth in Zheleznovodsk were believed to have high content of iron.
Geography
Zheleznovodsk is situated in the saddle between Mounts Beshtau and Zheleznaya, in what the locals refer to as aerodynamic tube, which attracts strong winds in the winter.
History
During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from 10 August 1942 until 12 January 1943.
Zheleznovodsk was the place of signing the Zheleznovodsk Communiqué by Boris Yeltsin, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Ayaz Mutallibov, Levon Ter-Petrosyan on September 23, 1991.
On June 19, 2008, a 365-kilogram brass statue of an enema was unveiled in front of the "Mashuk" spa. It is the only known monument to the enema.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-enemas|title=Monument to Enemas|work=Places|publisher=Atlas Obscura|access-date=2019-04-12}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Inozemtsevo, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Resolution #63-p As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk is incorporated as Zheleznovodsk Urban Okrug.Law #88-kz
Economy
Zheleznovodsk, along with Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki, Kislovodsk, and Mineralnye Vody, is a part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, a renowned Russian spa resort. The town economy revolves around sanatoria, where dozens of thousands of people from all over Russia and former Soviet republics come year-around to vacation and rest, as well as prevent and treat stomach, kidney, and liver diseases. Dozens of spas operate in Russia's Caucasus Mountains region, exploiting the mineral springs in the area; colonic treatment is a specialty.
Miscellaneous
File:Гора Бештау.jpg from Zheleznovodsk]]
Over the past several years, Zheleznovodsk was the site of the International Hot Air Balloon Festival.
Notable people
- In 1841, Mikhail Lermontov, famous Russian poet, spent the last day of his life in Zheleznovodsk, from where he departed to his fatal duel on the slopes of Mount Mashuk in Pyatigorsk.
- Native Julia Sakharova won the top prize in the International Competition for Music of Eastern and Central Europe, at the age of fifteen.{{citation|url=http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2006/03/sakharova1.htm|title=Ted Kendall talks to young violinist Julia Sakharova|date=March 17, 2006|access-date=March 14, 2008|periodical=Music and Vision Daily}}
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External links
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- [http://adm-zheleznovodsk.ru/ Official website of Zheleznovodsk] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://zheleznovodsk.jsprav.ru/ Zheleznovodsk Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:1810 establishments in the Russian Empire
Category:Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai