| En Name: | Novomoskovsk |
| Ru Name: | Новомосковск |
| Coordinates: | 54.0833°N 51°W |
| Map Label Position: | bottom |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Novomoskovsk (Tula oblast).png |
| Holiday: | May 25 |
| Federal Subject: | Tula Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Novomoskovsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Novomoskovsk |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | City under district jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Novomoskovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Novomoskovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | City |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Anatoly Prorokov |
| Representative Body: | Assembly of Deputies |
| Representative Body Ref: | [1] |
| Area Km2: | 74.7 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [2] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 131386 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 124th |
| Established Date: | 1930 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1930 |
| Postal Codes: | 301650–301654, 301657, 301659–301666, 301668, 301670, 301679 |
| Dialing Codes: | 48762 |
| Website: | http://www.nmosk.ru/ |
Novomoskovsk (Russian: Новомоско́вск) is a city and the administrative center of Novomoskovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the source of the Don and Shat Rivers. Population: 143,000 (1974); 107,000 (1959); 76,000 (1939).
The city originated in the 18th century as the family manor of Counts Bobrinsky, who industrialized it towards the end of the 19th century. The city, under the name of Bobriki (Russian: Бобрики) was officially established in 1930 and continued to develop as a coal (lignite) mining center throughout the Soviet period. In 1933, it was renamed Stalinogorsk (Russian: Сталиногорск). During World War II, the city was occupied by the German Army from November 22, 1941 to December 11, 1941. In 1961, it was given its present name. The city was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor on January 14, 1971.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novomoskovsk serves as the administrative center of Novomoskovsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Novomoskovsky District as Novomoskovsk City Under District Jurisdiction.[4] As a municipal division, the territories of Novomoskovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction and of thirteen rural okrugs of Novomoskovsky District are incorporated as Novomoskovsk Urban Okrug.[5] [6]
| Name | Party | Dates in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Minakov | United Russia | December 1997 — April 2009 | |
| 2 | Anatoly Tsoi | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | April 2009 — May 2009 | |
| 3 | Yelena Kozina | United Russia | May 2009 — 19 September 2013 | |
| 4 | Anatoly Prokorov | United Russia | 20 September 2013 — 20 September 2023 | |
| 5 | Alexey Platonov | United Russia | 20 September 2023 — present |
| 1 | Stanislav Shchedenkov | — | 1991 — 1996 | |
| 2 | Nikolai Minakov | United Russia | June 1996 — 13 November 2008 | |
| 3 | Igor Potapov | United Russia | 13 November 2008 — April 2009 | |
| 4 | Вадим Zherzdev | United Russia | Acting since June 2009, 25 December 2009 — September 2018 | |
| 5 | Alexey Biryulin | United Russia | September 2018 — 19 September 2023 | |
| 6 | Ruslan Butov | United Russia | 20 September 2023 — present |
See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Novomoskovsk is twinned with: