Kandalaksha
| Kandalaksha (English) Кандалакша (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Murmansk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kandalakshsky District[citation needed] |
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| Municipal district | Kandalakshsky Municipal District[citation needed] |
| Urban settlement | Kandalaksha Urban Settlement[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 35,654 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[2] |
| Founded | 11th century[citation needed] |
| Town status since | April 20, 1938[3] |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 184041 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81533[citation needed] |
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Kandalaksha (Russian: Кандала́кша; Finnish: Kantalahti, also Kandalax or Candalax in the old maps; Norwegian: Kandalaksja; Karelian: Kannanlakši; Skolt Sami: Käddluhtt) is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 35,654 (2010 Census);[1] 40,564 (2002 Census);[5] 54,080 (1989 Census).[6]
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History
The settlement has existed since the 11th century. In the 13th century, it became a part of the Novgorod Republic along with the southern part of the Kola Peninsula, and in 1478 was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In 1915, the construction of a seaport started, and in 1918 a railroad connecting Moscow to Murmansk running through Kandalaksha was opened. On August 29, 1927, Kandalaksha was made the administrative center of the newly established Kandalakshsky District,[7] and on June 1, 1932, it was granted work settlement status.[3] Status of a town of district significance was granted to it on April 20, 1938.[3] On February 9, 1940, Kandalaksha was administratively separated from the district and granted the status of a town of oblast significance.[3]
In July 1941, during World War II, the town was the primary target of an unsuccessful German-Finnish offensive which attempted to cut the strategic Murman Railway.
By the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of March 19, 1959, the Councils of Deputies of Kandalaksha and of Kandalakshsky District were merged into one Kandalaksha Town Council of Deputies.[8] While the district was nominally retained as a separate administrative division, all its subdivisions were administratively subordinated to the town's Council of Deputies.[8]
Since 1995, Vitino oil port operates near Beloye More a few kilometers south of Kandalaksha.
Kandalaksha Mayor Nina Varlamova was murdered in an attack in December 2008.[9]
International relations
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Twin towns and sister cities
Kandalaksha is twinned with:
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 52–53
- ↑ Local post office info http://www.russianpost.ru/PostOfficeFindInterface/FindOPSByPostOfficeID.aspx?index=184041
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 35
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, p. 55
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sources
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