Gelendzhik

Gelendzhik (English)
Геленджик (Russian)
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Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Gelendzhik
Location of Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 44°34′N 38°05′E / 44.567°N 38.083°E / 44.567; 38.083Coordinates: 44°34′N 38°05′E / 44.567°N 38.083°E / 44.567; 38.083
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Administrative status (as of May 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnodar Krai[1]
Administratively subordinated to Town of Gelendzhik[1]
Administrative center of Town of Gelendzhik[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Urban okrug Gelendzhik Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Gelendzhik Urban Okrug[2]
Head Viktor Khrestin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 54,980 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 302nd
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1831
Town status since 1915
Postal code(s)[5] 353460, 353461, 353465–353468, 353475, 353477
Dialing code(s) +7 86141
Official website
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[6]Gelendzhik (Russian: Геленджи́к) is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk (31 kilometers (19 mi) to the northwest) and Tuapse (93 kilometers (58 mi) to the southeast). Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for 102 kilometers (63 mi) along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 hectares (303,330 acres), although only 1,926 hectares (4,760 acres) fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper. Population: 54,980(2010 Census);[3] 50,012(2002 Census);[7] 47,711(1989 Census).[8]

History

In antiquity, the Gelendzhik Bay was the site of a minor Greek outpost, mentioned as Torikos in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. It is unknown to Hellenistic sources, but reappears in Roman ones under the name of Pagrae in 64 BCE.[9] The colony was wiped out by the invading Huns, which were succeeded by the Zygii soon after. During the Middle Ages, the bay was of some mercantile importance to the Genoese traders who referred to the seaside village as Maurolaca.

Before Russia secured the coast by the Treaty of Adrianople (1829), a brisk slave trade had been carried on between the mountaineers and the Ottoman Empire. Since the Circassian beauties were usually traded for gold and other commodities before being taken to Turkish seraglios, the market place became known as "Gelendzhik" (from "gelincik"), literally, "little bride" in Turkish Language. In 1831, one of the first forts of the Black Sea Coastal Line was set up at Gelendzhik. At the outbreak of the Crimean War the fort had to be blown up and abandoned, but it was resettled by the Cossacks in 1864, at the conclusion of the Russian-Circassian War, and became known as the stanitsa of Gelendzhiksaya. Town status was granted to Gelendzhik in 1915.

During the Soviet period, Gelendzhik was developed as a spa. It possesses sand beaches, three waterparks, two aerial tramway lines, and two Orthodox churches (from 1909 and 1913, respectively). The environs of Gelendzhik are noted for a chain of waterfalls, an outcrop of dolmens, two extremely ancient pine and juniper groves, and the Sail Rock, located 17 kilometers (11 mi) from the town's central area. The coastal village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, administrated from Gelendzhik, contains the terminus of the Blue Stream gas pipeline. An annual hydroaviasalon is held in Gelendzhik since 1996. In 2004 based football club "Spartak" Gelendzhik, which is involved in the football division 4 Russia, Krasnodar Territory Major League Soccer. in 2012 he received a gold medal and first place in the championship Krasnodar Territory football. The club has its own fans, in 2012, the Fan Club has restored Schipletsov Maxim, Maxim was elected chairman of the fan club until 2013. And Schipletsov yavlyaetsya founder of the official website of FC Spartak Gelendzhik and all online media.

Administrative and municipal status

Gelendzhik town administration building

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Gelendzhik—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Gelendzhik is incorporated as Gelendzhik Urban Okrug.[2]

Climate

The climate of Gelendzhik is a cooler humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification Cfa) closely bordering the semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Winters are mild and snowfall is light. Summers are hot with warm evenings. Sometimes Gelendzhik has experienced big floods as it happened in 2012 (2012 Krasnodar Krai floods).

Climate data for Gelendzhik
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
21.0
(69.8)
26.4
(79.5)
28.0
(82.4)
32.0
(89.6)
36.0
(96.8)
39.0
(102.2)
36.0
(96.8)
34.0
(93.2)
20.0
(68)
22.0
(71.6)
21.0
(69.8)
39.0
(102.2)
Average high °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
7.7
(45.9)
10.4
(50.7)
14.6
(58.3)
18.5
(65.3)
23.1
(73.6)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
22.9
(73.2)
17.9
(64.2)
12.5
(54.5)
9.2
(48.6)
16.4
(61.5)
Average low °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
1.7
(35.1)
4.3
(39.7)
8.4
(47.1)
12.4
(54.3)
16.8
(62.2)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
15.4
(59.7)
10.7
(51.3)
6.3
(43.3)
3.5
(38.3)
10.0
(50)
Record low °C (°F) −22
(−8)
−15.4
(4.3)
−8
(18)
−7
(19)
0.3
(32.5)
5.6
(42.1)
9.5
(49.1)
9.6
(49.3)
1.0
(33.8)
−14
(7)
−11.2
(11.8)
−8.5
(16.7)
−22
(−8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.4
(1.591)
31.8
(1.252)
32.3
(1.272)
30.7
(1.209)
31.6
(1.244)
47.2
(1.858)
31.8
(1.252)
22.1
(0.87)
31.4
(1.236)
38.7
(1.524)
45.6
(1.795)
60.1
(2.366)
443.7
(17.469)
Source: climatebase.ru[10]

Twin towns and sister cities

Gelendzhik is a twin town of:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03
  2. 1 2 3 Law #668-KZ
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. Schipletsov, Maxim (2016-04-15). "Football Club "Spartak" Administration". The official site of football club Spartak Gelendzhik. Maxim Schipletsov. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  7. 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. A tiny Greek settlement excavated in Gelendzhik has been identified by some researchers with Torikos. Pagrae was described as an eastern limit of the Bosporan Kingdom. The record of these settlements is so fragmentary that it is impossible to make sound conclusions. See: Онайко Н.А., Архаический Торик. Античный город на северо-востоке Понта. Moscow, 1980.
  10. "Climatebase". Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  11. "Town twinning". www.blythvalley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  12. "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l'Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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