Kirov, Kirov Oblast

Kirov (English) Киров (Russian)
-  City[1]  -
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Location of Kirov Oblast in Russia
Kirov Location of Kirov in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 58°36′N 49°39′E / 58.600°N 49.650°E / 58.600; 49.650Coordinates: 58°36′N 49°39′E / 58.600°N 49.650°E / 58.600; 49.650
Coat of arms	Flag
City Day	June 12[citation needed]
Administrative status (as of April 2008)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to	City of Kirov[1]
Administrative center of	Kirov Oblast,[1] City of Kirov[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Urban okrug	Kirov Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of	Kirov Urban Okrug[2]
Head[3]	Vladimir Bykov[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	473,695 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010	38th
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)[6]
Founded	1181[7]
Previous names	Khlynov (until 1781),[citation needed] Vyatka (until December 1934)[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[8]	610000-610050
Dialing code(s)	+7 8332[citation needed]
Official website

Kirov (Russian: Киров, IPA: [ˈkʲirəf]), formerly known as Vyatka (Вя́тка) and Khlynov (Хлы́нов), is a city and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyatka River. Population: 473,695 (2010 Census);^[5] 480,411 (2002 Census);^[9] 440,240 (1989 Census).^[10]

History

The fort of Khlynov, situated just west of the Ural Mountains, was founded by Novgorodian entrepreneurs in 1181. It was first mentioned as a town in documents from 1374. Khlynov was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1489 and became known throughout Russia for its clay statuettes and whistles. It was also managed by Khanate of Kazan and was known as "Hılın". The town's oldest surviving monument is the Assumption Cathedral (1689), an imposing structure surmounted by five globular domes.

In 1781, Catherine the Great renamed the town Vyatka and made it the seat of Vyatka Governorate.^{[citation needed]} The town also served as a place of exile, notably for Alexander Herzen, Alexander Vitberg, and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. By the end of the 19th century, it was an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway. In December 1934,^{[citation needed]} it was renamed for the Soviet leader Sergey Kirov, who had been assassinated on December 1.

Vyatka. Early 20th century

The northeastern part of the Vyatka		City wharf and the ensemble of the Central square		Spasskaya Street		Khlebnaya Square
S. Lobovikov

Administrative and municipal status

Kirov is the administrative center of the oblast.^[1] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 134 rural localities, incorporated as the City of Kirov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the City of Kirov is incorporated as Kirov Urban Okrug.^[2]

Economy

Kirov is a major transport hub (railway; Trans-Siberian main) and river port. It is served by Kirov Pobedilovo airport. During the 1990s this airport was closed and for several years provided only irregular service. During the 2003-2006 summer seasons there were signs of a revival in air transportation as several companies attempted to establish flight routes from Kirov to Moscow and Krasnodar. Since 2006 Kirov airport has been used by a local company operating flights to Moscow.

The Kirov River port went bankrupt in the late 1990s and all its river boats were sold to other regions. Kirov is a center of machine building; metallurgy, light, the printing trade, biochemical and the timber industry.

Culture

Museums

• Kirov Regional Museum
• Kirov Regional Art Museum in honor V.M. and A.M. Vasnetsov

Vyatka Museum of Art, one of the oldest museums in Russia, was founded in 1910 by local artists.

The idea of creation belongs to natives of Vyatka land Victor and Apollinaria Vasnetsov. At the core of the collection — works that received the most part in the 1910-1920s from the State Museum Fund, private collections and as gifts — from patrons and artists. Today the museum has more than fifteen thousand exhibits and is located in four buildings in Kirov downtown.^[11]

• Museum of K.E. Tsiolkovsky, Aviation & Space
• Vyatka cabinet of curiosities
• Kirov diorama
• House-Museum of M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin
• Museum of A. Green
• House-Museum of N. Khokhryakova
• Kirov exhibition hall
• Kirov Planetarium
• Vyatka paleontological museum^[12]

Theaters

• Kirov Oblast Drama Theater
• Kirov State Puppet Theater
• Kirov State Theater of Young Spectators "Theater of the Spasskaya"

Circus

• Kirov State Circus

According to a report in Pravda dated January 4, 2005, Kirov is known as the "city of twins" for the unusually high number of multiple births there.^[13]

According to a report, the city is home to a high concentration of red-haired individuals. ^[14]

Sports

Rodina^[15] plays in the highest division of Russian Bandy League. Their home arena has a capacity of 7500.^[16] It will be the venue of the national final in 2013.^[17]

Climate

Kirov has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).

Gallery

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  Kirov New bridge

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  Kirov The bottom pond at a diorama

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  Armenian church Kirov

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  Spasskaya Street

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  Kirov railway station

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  The bandy stadium

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Kirov is twinned with:

• Siedlce, Poland

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №387-ЗО от 2 декабря 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кировской области», в ред. Закона №249-ЗО от 29 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Кировской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кировской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №228–228 (3635–3636), 13 декабря 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #387-ZO of December 2, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #249-ZO of December 29, 2012 On Amending the Law of Kirov Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kirov Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №181-ЗО от 25 июля 2012 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований в Юрьянском районе Кировской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области в связи с преобразованием муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #181-ZO of July 25, 2012 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations in Yuryansky District of Kirov Oblast and on Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast Due to the Transformation of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).
• Кировская городская Дума. Решение №42/19 от 29 июня 2005 г. «Об Уставе муниципального образования "Город Киров"», в ред. Решения №14/23 от 29 мая 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Устав муниципального образования "Город Киров", принятый Решением Кировской городской Думы от 29.06.2005 №42/19». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 56. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №130 (3538), 13 июля 2005 г. (Kirov City Duma. Decision #42/19 of June 29, 2005 On the Charter of the Municipal Formation of the "City of Kirov", as amended by the Decision #14/23 of May 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing the Charter of the Municipal Formation of the "City of Kirov" Adopted by the Decision #42/19 of Kirov City Duma of June 29, 2005. Effective as of the date set forth in accordance with the provisions of Article 56.).

Further reading

• (Russian) Vyatka. Materials for the History of the 17th and 18th Centuries (1887) (Вятка. Материалы для истории города XVII и XVIII столетий) at Runivers.ru in DjVu and PDF formats

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