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Kungur

For the river in Perm Krai, Russia, seeKungur (river).For other places with the same name, seeKungur (inhabited locality).

Kungur(Russian:Кунгу́р) is atownin the southeast ofPerm Krai,Russia,located in theUral Mountainsat the confluence of the riversIrenandShakvawith theSylva(Kama'sbasin). Population:66,074 (2010 Census);[2]68,943 (2002 Census);[7]81,402 (1989 Soviet census);[8]62,173 (2023 Estimate).[9]

Kungur
Кунгур
Town[1]
Sylva River and Kungur
Sylva River and Kungur
Flag of Kungur
Flag
Coat of arms of Kungur
Coat of arms
Location of Kungur
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Kungur is located in Russia
Kungur
Kungur
Location of Kungur
Kungur is located in Perm Krai
Kungur
Kungur
Kungur (Perm Krai)
Coordinates:57°26′N56°56′E/ 57.433°N 56.933°E/57.433; 56.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPerm Krai[1]
Founded1648
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
(2010 Census)[2]
• Total
66,074
• Rank236thin 2010
•Subordinated totown of krai significanceof Kungur[1]
•CapitalofKungursky District,[1]town of krai significance of Kungur[1]
•Urban okrugKungur Urban Okrug[3]
•CapitalofKungur Urban Okrug,[3]Kungursky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+5(MSK+2Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
617470–617480Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMOID57722000001
Websitewww.kungur-adm.ru

History

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A bird's-eye view

Kungur was founded 17 kilometers (11 mi) above the Iren's mouth on the banks of theKungurkain 1648.[citation needed]In 1662, it was burnt byBashkirs.In 1663, it was rebuilt as a fortress on the place of the village ofMysovskoye.In the beginning of the 18th century, leather and footwear industries started to develop here, and in 1724, atannerywas built. By the mid-18th century, Kungur became one of the most populated areas in the Urals. In 1759,Permadministration of mining plants was moved to Kungur. By the end of the 18th century, Kungur was an important transit trade center of the Siberian road, as well as the center of leather manufacture inPerm Governorate.Kungur rope and linseed oil were widely known. In 1774, the town withstood a siege byYemelyan Pugachev'sCossackforces. By the end of the 19th century, Kungur had become a significant industrial (including manufacture of leather footwear, gloves, and mittens) and cultural center.

In 1890 theKungurianAge of thePermianPeriod of geological time was named for Kungur.

Kungur was the seat of the1411th Artillery Ammunition Depotfrom 11 August 1941, the day of its establishment, to July 1945.[10]

Coat of arms

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Soviet arms of Kungur from 1972

The town's original coat of arms became official according with the Highest Law of EmpressAnna Ioannovnain 1737. The current coat of arms was adopted in 1994.

Etymology

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The name of the city was given by theKungur River,which flows into theIrenat the site of the construction of the first fort. The hydronym arose under the influence of theVolga Bulgars(OgurandHungariantribes) who came to theVolga-Kamaterritory in the7th century,from them the name Kungur < Hungur < Vungur < Ungur is the name of theOnogur (On ogur)andHungariantribes. On the territory ofPerm the GreatandUdmurtia,archaeologists find quite a lot ofBulgarobjects.

Administrative and municipal status

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Within theframework of administrative divisions,Kungur serves as theadministrative centerofKungursky District,even though it is not a part of it.[1]As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as thetown of krai significanceof Kungur—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of thedistricts.[1]As amunicipal division,the town of krai significance of Kungur is incorporated asKungur Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy

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Major industries are SIATurboburand JSK "Kungur-footwear" (leather including army footwear). The town produces art goods (souvenirs from stone,maiolica), musical instrument (guitars) factories, repair-mechanical plant, clothing and knitting mills, and food industry companies. Rye, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, vegetables are grown in Kungur, and the town also has meat-dairy cattle husbandry and aviculture.

Transportation

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Kungur is located at the crossing of theSolikamsk route,theSiberian path,and theTrans-Siberian Highway.

Kungur railway station.

Architecture

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Among the notable buildings in Kungur are the Transfiguration Church (1781), Nikola Cathedral, former Guest courtyard with the Burse (1865–76, architect R. O. Karvovsky), the Zyryanov Hospice (1881, now the surgical department of a hospital), the 19th century storehouses of the Kopakov merchants (now a culture center).

The Tikhvinsky Temple was built in 1763 and got its name from the holy icon ofTikhvinskaya Bogomater.Now the movie theater "Oktyabr" is located in the building.

In the lower part of the town, on Kittarskaya street, is the Uspenskaya Church, built in 1761. On the opposite bank of the Sylva river stands the Preobrazhensky Temple.

Tourism and attractions

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Kungur Ice Cave

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Main article:Kungur Ice Cave

The Kungur Ice Cave is located in the vicinity of Kungur, on the right bank of theSylva River.Ramified passages stretch under the ground for over 6,000 meters, and only a small part has already been explored. To this day, old slides and crumblings do not allow to determine the total length of the passages. In the explored part of the cave there are several dozens ofgrottoes;the largest one, which is called the Druzhba (Friendship) Grotto, was given its name in honor of the participants of the International Geological Congress who visited the cave in 1937. Inside this grotto there is a lake with the area of 750 m2.The grottoes are "adorned" with columns ofstalagmitesand icicles ofstalactitesup to two meters in height. Over millennia,limestonebearing water has created an infinite variety of forms in the cave, likesnowflakeswhich change in size during the year and reach the size of amaple leafduring late winter. The cave is filled with water from the Sylva River twice a year, in spring and in fall, when it is not accessible to tourists.

Sky Fair and Сity Day

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Education

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Educational facilities in the town include:

  • Kungur Lyceum
  • Kungur College of Woodwork
  • Kungur Professional Art Lyceum
  • School of Arts
  • Kungur Pedagogical College
  • Kungur Agricultural College
  • Kungur College of Autotransport

Sister city

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^abcdefgLaw #416-67
  2. ^abRussian Federal State Statistics Service (2011).Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1].Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census](in Russian).Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^abcLaw #1769-367
  4. ^Law #1987-436
  5. ^"Об исчислении времени".Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации(in Russian). June 3, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 19,2019.
  6. ^Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post).Поиск объектов почтовой связи(Postal Objects Search)(in Russian)
  7. ^Federal State Statistics Service(May 21, 2004).Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000](XLS).Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002](in Russian).
  8. ^Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров[All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers].Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989](in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – viaDemoscope Weekly.
  9. ^https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Bul_MO_2023.xlsx
  10. ^"На российском военном складе в Приднестровье ежедневно проводится инвентаризация и проверка безопасности"(in Russian).REGNUM News Agency.December 10, 2008.

Sources

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  • Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края" ». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г.(Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai,as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai".Effective as of the moment of publication.).
  • Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1769-367 от 10 ноября 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального образования "Город Кунгур" Пермского края», в ред. Закона №499-ПК от 16 октября 2009 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бюллетень Законодательного Собрания и администрации Пермской области", №12, I часть, 9 декабря 2004 г.(Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1769-367 of November 10, 2004On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Kungur" of Perm Krai,as amended by the Law #499-PK of October 16, 2009On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug.Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1987-436 от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований Кунгурского района Пермского края», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №2, 13 января 2005 г.(Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1987-436 of December 27, 2004On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of Kungursky District of Perm Krai,as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai.Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).
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