Kislovodsk

Demographics

Population:

Etymology

The Russian-language name of the city translates as "sour water" and originated due to the abundance of ** mineral-water () springs in the area.

History

The settlement gained town status in 1903. Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.

Archaeology

Numerous settlements of the Koban culture (ca. 1100 to 400 BC) are found in the Kislovodsk city and its surroundings. They include the sites of Industria I, Sultan-gora I, Berezovka I, Berezovka II, Berezovka III, Berezovka IV.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.

Geography

The city is located in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 18.5 |Feb record high C = 20.9 |Mar record high C = 27.7 |Apr record high C = 32.3 |May record high C = 34.2 |Jun record high C = 35.2 |Jul record high C = 36.2 |Aug record high C = 36.4 |Sep record high C = 36.0 |Oct record high C = 31.1 |Nov record high C = 26.3 |Dec record high C = 24.4

|Jan record low C = -24.4 |Feb record low C = -26.2 |Mar record low C = -18.0 |Apr record low C = -13.1 |May record low C = -3.8 |Jun record low C = -0.4 |Jul record low C = 4.2 |Aug record low C = 4.6 |Sep record low C = -6.0 |Oct record low C = -11.5 |Nov record low C = -25.0 |Dec record low C = -28.9

In literature

Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.

Notable people

Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) was a native of Kislovodsk. A museum was planned in the house he was born. Renovations were to begin in 2011. Nikolai Yaroshenko's (1846-1898) memorial house is open to the public.

The Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevskyi (1866-1934) died in exile in Kislovodsk.

• Arthur Adamov, was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd of Armenian descent
• Zuhra Bayramkulova (1940–2013), farmer and politician, was born there.
• Felix Feodosidi (born 1933), wine maker.
• Nikolai Levashov, psychic healer, occultist and writer
• Boris Parsadanian, composer, was born there.
• Karine Shadoyan, wrestler born in Kislovodsk who represented Armenia.

Twin towns and sister cities

Kislovodsk is twinned with:

• France Aix-les-Bains, France
• Philippines Baguio, Philippines
• Georgia Batumi, Georgia
• Israel Kiryat Yam, Israel
• United States Muscatine, Iowa, United States
• Russia Nazran, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
• Bulgaria Velingrad, Bulgaria

Gallery

File:Kislovodsk, Narzan Gallery at night, Russia.jpg|Narzan Gallery File:Shalyapin's summer residence.jpg|Chaliapin’s Mansion File:Кисловодск Вход в парк.JPG|Kislovodsk Colonnade File:Храм Армянской Апостольской церкви Святого Вардана Мамиконяна городе Кисловодске.jpg|Armenian Church File:Ксловодск.JPG|Welcome to Kislovodsk File:Кисловодск.jpg|View of Kislovodsk File:Cascading staircase Kislovodsk.jpg|The Cascade Staircase in Kislovodsk File:Пешеходный мост 'дамский каприз', Kislovodsk, Russia 06.JPG|The pedestrian bridge - "Lady's Whim"

References

Notes

Sources

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