Kolomna
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Kolomna
Коломна | |
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City[1] | |
Postal code(s)[6] | 140400 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 496 |
OKTMO ID | 46738000001 |
Website | www |
Kolomna (
History
Mentioned for the first time in 1177, Kolomna
Like some other ancient Russian cities, it has a
The civic arms of Kolomna were granted by Empress Catherine II, who was influenced by the similar-sounding name of the famous Colonna family of Rome. Hence, the similar appearance of the arms, despite there being no connection between the Roman family and the city of Kolomna.
Due to sensitive military production of missile components, Kolomna was a closed city until 1994. It is not listed as a city of the Golden Ring, despite its kremlin and the large number of well-preserved churches and monasteries.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
Transportation
Kolomna is located on the Ryazan line of the Moscow railroad, 116 kilometers (72 mi) from Moscow. In Kolomna, there are five railway stations (Kolomna, Shchurovo, Bochmanovo, 6 km, and Sychevo) and one terminal (Golutvin).
Two bus terminals are located in the city. Public transport in the city is represented by tram and city bus lines.
Kolomna is situated on three rivers, and has passenger and transport berths, with the most well-known being Bochmanovo berth.
Sports
The
Geography
The city is situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, 114 kilometers (71 mi) (by rail) southeast of Moscow.
Climate
Climate data for Kolomna (extremes 1913–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
10.4 (50.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −38.1 (−36.6) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−40.8 (−41.4) |
−40.8 (−41.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.4 (1.63) |
35.4 (1.39) |
31.2 (1.23) |
36.1 (1.42) |
50.1 (1.97) |
68.8 (2.71) |
69.8 (2.75) |
64.5 (2.54) |
52.1 (2.05) |
55.5 (2.19) |
41.1 (1.62) |
43.7 (1.72) |
589.7 (23.22) |
Source: pogoda.ru.net[14] |
Demographics
Year | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1962 | 1967 | 1970 | 1973 | 1976 | 1979 |
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Рopulation | 20.9 | 35 | 85 | 118 | 125 | 131 | 136 | 140 | 145 | 146.5 |
Year | 1982 | 1986 | 1989 | 1992 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2006 |
Рopulation | 151 | 158 | 162 | 163.7 | 153.6 | 152.1 | 150.7 | 149.6 | 150.1 | 148.0 |
Notable people
- Vitalik Buterin, Russian-Canadian programmer, writer, and creator of Ethereum
- Dmitry Dorofeyev, speed skater
- Philaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow
- Nikolay Epshtein, Soviet ice hockey coach
- Edward Frenkel, Russian-American mathematician
- Ivan Lazhechnikov, writer
- Eduard Malofeyev, football player and manager
- Mikhail Katukov, commander of armored troops in the Red Army
- Mikhail Tyurin, cosmonaut
- Olga Graf, speed skater
- Sergey Gorshkov, Soviet admiral
- Sergey Malitsky, fantasy fiction writer
- Yekaterina Lobysheva, speed skater
Attractions
- Kolomna Kremlin including:
- Old Golutvin Monastery near the city, at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka rivers
- Posad, with several parish churches
- Church of John the Baptist, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the Moscow region (datable to the 14th century)
- Museum of pastila, a locally produced fruit candy
- Kolomna Speed Skating Center
- Museum of Organic Culture
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Kolomna is
- Maladzyechna, Belarus
- Bauska, Latvia
- Moscow, Russia
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Law #11/2013-OZ
- ^ a b c d Law #153/2004-OZ
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Law #43/2005-OZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "The History of Kolomna". [in English]. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ (in Russian) Мазуров А. Б. Средневековая Коломна в XIV — первой трети XVI вв. / Под ред. В. Л. Янина. М.: Александрия, 2001. С. 58
- ^ Nossov K. S. Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480. Osprey Publishing. 2012. P. 8
- ^ Brumfield W. C. Landmarks of Russian Architecture: A Photographic Survey. Routledge. Pp. 94-95
- ^ Several towers and two parts of walls
- ^ "Климат Коломны" (in Russian). Retrieved December 27, 2022.
Sources
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области», в ред. Закона №249/2019-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2019 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Law #249/2019-OZ of November 29, 2019 On amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №153/2004-ОЗ от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Коломна», в ред. Закона №52/2010-ОЗ от 6 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе городского округа Коломна" и Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Коломенского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №231, 4 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #153/2004-OZ of November 25, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Kolomna Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #52/2010-OZ of May 6, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Border of Kolomna Urban Okrug" and the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Kolomensky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №43/2005-ОЗ от 15 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Коломенского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №121/2011-ОЗ от 14 июля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Коломенского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №35, 26 февраля 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #43/2005-OZ of February 15, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Kolomensky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #121/2011-OZ of July 14, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Kolomensky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. .