| En Name: | Tayga |
| Ru Name: | Тайга |
| Coordinates: | 56.0667°N 122°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Taiga COA (2020).jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2011 |
| Adm City Jur: | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2010 |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Tayginsky Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 25331 |
| Established Date: | end of the 19th century |
| Current Cat Date: | 1911 |
| Commonscat: | Tayga |
| Date: | February 2013 |
Tayga or Taiga (ru|Тайга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118km (73miles) northwest of Kemerovo. Population:
The town is one of the biggest railway junctions in Russia.
The town is a railroad junction on Trans-Siberian Railway, and also the starting point of the Tayga–Bely Yar branch of the Western Siberian Railway, which provides access to Tomsk.
Tayga was founded in the end of the 19th century due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.[1] The station was opened in 1898. In 1911, Tayga was granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tayginsky Urban Okrug.[3]
Tayga contains ten objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[4] Five of them are monuments of architecture, and the other five are monuments of history.
| Monument ID | Protection level | Ensemble | Monument | Location | Photo | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200000294 | Local | - | Merchant Magazov shop Лавка купца И. Магазова | 24 Internatsionalnaya Street | |||
| 4200233000 | Local | - | Tayga railway station building Здание железнодорожного вокзала | Railway station | |||
| 4200234000 | Local | - | Tayga Church Церковь | Internatsionalnaya Street | |||
| 4200235000, same as 4200236000 | Local | - | Tayga water tower Водонапорная башня | Kirova Street, the railway depot | |||
| 4200237000 | Local | - | Residential house Жилой дом | 34 Proletarskaya Street |
| Monument ID | Protection level | Ensemble | Monument | Location | Photo | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200000064 | Local | - | Monument to Sergey Kirov Памятник С. М. Кирову | Next to the railway depot | |||
| 4200000295 | Local | - | Steam engine P36-0192 Паровоз "П36-0192"-памятник революционной, боевой, трудовой славы железнодорожников станции Тайга | Next to the railway depot | |||
| 4200000296 | Local | - | A tomb of three seamen executed by shooting Братская могила трех расстрелянных матросов | 500m (1,600feet) from the last houses on Sovkhoznaya Street | |||
| 4200000297 | Local | - | Monument to victims of political repressions Памятник жертвам политических репрессий | 13 Kirova Avenue | |||
| 4200232000 | Local | - | Building of the railway depot Здание локомотивного депо, где выступал видный партийный деятель С. М. Киров | Tayga railway station |