Artyomovsk

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Coordinates: 54°20′54″N, 93°26′8″E

Artyomovsk (Russian: Артёмовск) is a town in Kuraginsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 180 km south of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 2,929 (2002 Census); 4,521 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1700 as the settlement of Olkhovka (Ольховка). In 1835, it was referred to as a mining settlement of Olkhovsky (Ольховский). It was granted town status in 1939.

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