| En Name: | Zheleznogorsk | ||||||
| Ru Name: | Железногорск | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 52.3333°N 57°W | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Kursk Oblast#Russia | ||||||
| Map Label Position: | bottom | ||||||
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Zheleznogorsk (Kursk oblast).png | ||||||
| Federal Subject: | Kursk Oblast | ||||||
| Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk | ||||||
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Zheleznogorsky District | ||||||
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk | ||||||
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town | ||||||
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug | ||||||
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug | ||||||
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Zheleznogorsky Municipal District | ||||||
| Pop 2010Census: | 95049 | ||||||
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 181st | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1957 | ||||||
| Current Cat Date: | 1962 | ||||||
| Website: | http://feradmin.rkursk.ru/ | ||||||
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Zheleznogorsk (Russian: Железного́рск) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 130km (80miles) northwest of Kursk. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is:
Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of iron ore deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly. It was granted town status in 1962.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk serves as the administrative center of Zheleznogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug.[2] Basis of Zheleznogorsk economy is manufacturing. There are located 18 big industrial factories, the biggest among them is Mikhailovsky Mining and Refining Facility. In 2015 it produced 18% of total mining production in Russia.