Zheleznovodsk Explained

En Name:Zheleznovodsk
Ru Name:Железноводск
Coordinates:44.1394°N 43.0169°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Zheleznovodsk (Stavropol kray).png
Federal Subject:Stavropol Krai
Adm City Jur:town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk
Adm Ctr Of:town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Zheleznovodsk Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Zheleznovodsk Urban Okrug
Area Km2:93.13
Area Km2 Ref:[1]
Pop 2010Census:24433
Established Date:1810
Current Cat Date:1917
Postal Codes:357400, 357401, 357408, 357411, 357413, 357415, 357419
Dialing Codes:87932
Website:http://adm-zheleznovodsk.ru/

Zheleznovodsk (Russian: Железново́дск) is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town literally means iron-water-place, as the mineral waters springing from the earth in Zheleznovodsk were believed to have high content of iron.

Geography

Zheleznovodsk is situated in the saddle between Mounts Beshtau and Zheleznaya, in what the locals refer to as aerodynamic tube, which attracts strong winds in the winter.

History

During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from 10 August 1942 until 12 January 1943.

Zheleznovodsk was the place of signing the Zheleznovodsk Communiqué by Boris Yeltsin, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Ayaz Mutallibov, Levon Ter-Petrosyan on September 23, 1991.

On June 19, 2008, a 365-kilogram brass statue of an enema was unveiled in front of the "Mashuk" spa. It is the only known monument to the enema.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Inozemtsevo, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Zheleznovodsk is incorporated as Zheleznovodsk Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

Zheleznovodsk, along with Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki, Kislovodsk, and Mineralnye Vody, is a part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, a renowned Russian spa resort. The town economy revolves around sanatoria, where dozens of thousands of people from all over Russia and former Soviet republics come year-around to vacation and rest, as well as prevent and treat stomach, kidney, and liver diseases. Dozens of spas operate in Russia's Caucasus Mountains region, exploiting the mineral springs in the area; colonic treatment is a specialty.

Miscellaneous

Over the past several years, Zheleznovodsk was the site of the International Hot Air Balloon Festival.

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Notes and References

  1. Управление Росреестра по Ставропольскому краю. Доклад о состоянии и использовании земель Ставропольского края в 2010 году, p. 54
  2. Web site: Monument to Enemas. Places. Atlas Obscura. 2019-04-12.
  3. Resolution #63-p
  4. Law #88-kz