Kimovsk

Kimovsk (Russian: Ки́мовск) is a town and the administrative center of Kimovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the watershed of the Don and Volga Rivers, 77 kilometers (48 mi) southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,485 (2010 census); 33,169 (2002 census); 38,294 (1989 Soviet census). History The village of Mikhaylovka (Михайловка) has been known since the 17th century. It developed during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 to 1945 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 (Russian: Коммунистический интернационал молодёжи, abbreviated as Russian: КИМ, 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. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kimovsk serves as the administrative center of Kimovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kimovsky District as Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kimovsky Municipal District as Kimovsk Urban Settlement. 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 Notes Тульская областная Дума. Закон №954-ЗТО от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области», в ред. Закона №2131-ЗТО от 11 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тульской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области" и Закон Тульской области "Об установлении границ административно-территориальных единиц – районов в городе Туле"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Тульской областной Думы", №11–12(142–143), часть 4, ноябрь–декабрь 2007 г.. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #954-ZTO of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #2131-ZTO of June 11, 2014 On Amending the Law of Tula Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast" and the Law of Tula Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Administrative-Territorial Units–the Districts in the City of Tula". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). Тульская областная Дума. Закон №547-ЗТО от 11 марта 2005 г. «О переименовании муниципального образования — город Кимовск и Кимовский район Тульской области, установлении границ, наделении статусом и определении административных центров муниципальных образований на территории Кимовского района Тульской области», в ред. Закона №1898-ЗТО от 1 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований на территории Кимовского района Тульской области и о внесении изменений в Закон Тульской области "О переименовании муниципального образования — город Кимовск и Кимовский район Тульской области, установлении границ, наделении статусом и определении административных центров муниципальных образований на территории Кимовского района Тульской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тульские известия", №66–69, 22 марта 2005 г. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #547-ZTO of March 11, 2005 On Renaming the Municipal Formation of the Town of Kimovsk and Kimovsky District of Tula Oblast, on Establishing Borders, Granting the Status, and Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Kimovsky District of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #1898-ZTO of April 1, 2013 On Transforming the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Kimovsky District of Tula Oblast and on Amending the Law of Tula Oblast "On Renaming the Municipal Formation of the Town of Kimovsk and Kimovsky District of Tula Oblast, on Establishing Borders, Granting the Status, and Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Kimovsky District of Tula Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.). External links Unofficial website of Kimovsk (in Russian) Kimovsk news portal (in Russian) Encyclopedia "My Town". Entry on Kimovsk (in Russian)