Korenovsk

Korenovsk (Russian: Корено́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Korenovsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Beysuzhyok Levy River (a tributary of the Beysug) 64 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Krasnodar. Population: 42,418 (2020), 41,166 (2010 Census);^[3] 40,844 (2002 Census);^[7] 35,768 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Korenovsk Кореновск
Town[1]
A sign in Korenovsk marking the geographical center of Krasnodar Krai
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Korenovsk
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Coordinates: 45°28′07″N 39°27′07″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai[1]
Administrative district	Korenovsky District[1]
Town	Korenovsk[1]
Founded	1794[2]
Town status since	1961[2]
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	41,166
Administrative status
• Capital of	Korenovsky District,[1] Town of Korenovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Korenovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Korenovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Korenovsky Municipal District,[4] Korenovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	353180 — 353187
Dialing code(s)	+7 86142
OKTMO ID	03621101001
Website	korenovsk-gorod.ru

History

It was founded in 1794 by Cossacks of the Black Sea Cossack Army as Korenovskoye (Корено́вское), called so to commemorate a kurin of the same name in the Zaporozhian Host. Since the end of the 19th century, it had been known as the stanitsa of Korenovskaya (Корено́вская).^[2]

During the Great Patriotic War, local Jewish community was murdered by an Einsatzgruppe.^[9]

Town status was granted in 1961.^[2]

Korenovsk (air base), a Russian Aerospace Forces airbase is nearby.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Korenovsk serves as the administrative center of Korenovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Korenovsky District as the Town of Korenovsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Korenovsk is incorporated within Korenovsky Municipal District as Korenovskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]