Kislovodsk

Kislovodsk (Russian: Кислово́дск; Kabardian: Нартсанэ;^[9][10][11] Karachay-Balkar: Ачысуу^[12]) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region.

Kislovodsk Кисловодск
City[1]
St. Nicholas Cathedral, Kislovodsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kislovodsk
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Coordinates: 43°55′N 42°43′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Stavropol Krai[1]
Founded	1803[2]
City status since	1903
Government
• Body	Council of Deputies
• Head	Karikov Vyacheslav
Area [3]
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	815 m (2,674 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	128,553
• Rank	128th in 2010
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1]
• Capital of	city of krai significance of Kislovodsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6]
• Capital of	Kislovodsk Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	357700
Dialing code(s)	+7 87937
OKTMO ID	07715000001
City Day	last Saturday in May
Website	kislovodsk-kurort.org

Demographics

Population: 128,553 (2010 Census);^[5] 129,788 (2002 Census);^[13] 114,414 (1989 Soviet census).^[14]

Etymology

The Russian-language name of the city translates as "sour water" and originated due to the abundance of narzan [ru] mineral-water (Russian: нарзан, romanized: narzan) springs in the area.^{[15][need quotation to verify]}

History

The settlement gained town status in 1903.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[16] 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.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.^[6]

Geography

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

Climate

Climate data for Kislovodsk (extremes 1886-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	20.9 (69.6)	27.7 (81.9)	32.3 (90.1)	34.2 (93.6)	35.2 (95.4)	36.2 (97.2)	36.4 (97.5)	36.0 (96.8)	31.1 (88.0)	26.3 (79.3)	24.4 (75.9)	36.4 (97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	5.1 (41.2)	9.0 (48.2)	14.4 (57.9)	19.1 (66.4)	22.6 (72.7)	25.1 (77.2)	25.2 (77.4)	21.0 (69.8)	16.0 (60.8)	9.7 (49.5)	5.2 (41.4)	14.7 (58.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	2.6 (36.7)	7.9 (46.2)	12.9 (55.2)	16.6 (61.9)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)	14.5 (58.1)	9.3 (48.7)	3.2 (37.8)	0.6 (33.1)	8.5 (47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.1 (21.0)	−5.7 (21.7)	−1.8 (28.8)	3.1 (37.6)	7.9 (46.2)	11.4 (52.5)	13.8 (56.8)	13.6 (56.5)	9.3 (48.7)	4.5 (40.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	3.7 (38.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−26.2 (−15.2)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	−0.4 (31.3)	4.2 (39.6)	4.6 (40.3)	−6.0 (21.2)	−11.5 (11.3)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−28.9 (−20.0)	−28.9 (−20.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	19.2 (0.76)	18.9 (0.74)	38.7 (1.52)	60.3 (2.37)	106.8 (4.20)	123.1 (4.85)	95.8 (3.77)	62.6 (2.46)	60.3 (2.37)	37.8 (1.49)	27.2 (1.07)	23.1 (0.91)	673.8 (26.51)
Source: pogoda.ru.net[17]

In literature

Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.^[18]

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.

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

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Kislovodsk is twinned with:

• Aix-les-Bains, France
• Baguio, Philippines
• Batumi, Georgia^[19]
• Kiryat Yam, Israel
• Muscatine, Iowa, United States
• Nazran, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
• Velingrad, Bulgaria

Gallery

• 
  Narzan Gallery
• 
  Chaliapin’s Mansion
• 
  Kislovodsk Colonnade
• 
  Armenian Church
• 
  Welcome to Kislovodsk
• 
  View of Kislovodsk
• 
  The Cascade Staircase in Kislovodsk
• 
  The pedestrian bridge - "Lady's Whim"

See also

• History of the Jews in Kislovodsk