Gelendzhik

Coordinates: 44°34′30″N 38°04′21″E / 44.57500°N 38.07250°E / 44.57500; 38.07250
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Gelendzhik
Геленджик
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Gelendzhik is located in Krasnodar Krai
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Gelendzhik is located in European Russia
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Gelendzhik is located in Black Sea
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Gelendzhik (Black Sea)
Coordinates: 44°34′30″N 38°04′21″E / 44.57500°N 38.07250°E / 44.57500; 38.07250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnodar Krai[1]
Founded1831
Town status since1915
Government
 • HeadViktor Khrestin
Area
 • Total27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 • Total54,980
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
76,830 (+39.7%)
 • Rank302nd in 2010
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toTown of Gelendzhik[1]
 • Capital ofTown of Gelendzhik[1]
 • Urban okrugGelendzhik Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofGelendzhik Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
353460, 353461, 353465–353468, 353475, 353477
Dialing code(s)+7 86141
OKTMO ID03708000001
Websitegelendzhik.org

Gelendzhik (Russian: Геленджик) 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: 80,204 (2021 Census);[7] 54,980 (2010 Census);[2] 50,012 (2002 Census);[8] 47,711 (1989 Census).[9]

History[edit]

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 BC.[10] The colony was wiped out by the invading Huns, which were succeeded by the Zygii soon after. During the Late Middle Ages, the Genoese Republic had a notable influence on the region, while the Ghisolfi, a Genoese-Jewish family, had a prominent role in the trade and commerce in Gazaria. During this period the town was named Maurolaca or Mauro Laco, and was considered one of the most important Genoese colonies in the Black Sea.[11]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Description[edit]

Residential complex in Gelendzhik

During the Soviet period, Gelendzhik was developed as a resort town. It possesses sand beaches, three waterparks, two chairlift 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.

Revealed on 29 March 2001 between Bietingen and Schaffhausen, Litolmore Trading Limited, a company which conducts business in mineral fertilizers, coal, oil, gas, fuel oil, aviation and diesel fuel, is a Gelendzhik firm.[12][13][14]

A 17,691 square meters palace allegedly built for Vladimir Putin is located on the Gelendzhik Bay not far from the city.[15][16]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

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.[4]

Climate[edit]

Gelendzhik has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) and a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The climate of Gelendzhik is noticeably drier than Novorossiysk and Tuapse. 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) 20.0
(68.0)
21.0
(69.8)
26.4
(79.5)
28.2
(82.8)
32.0
(89.6)
36.0
(96.8)
39.0
(102.2)
38.7
(101.7)
34.0
(93.2)
29.3
(84.7)
25.5
(77.9)
22.0
(71.6)
39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
7.3
(45.1)
10.9
(51.6)
16.6
(61.9)
21.5
(70.7)
24.7
(76.5)
28.6
(83.5)
29.9
(85.8)
23.9
(75.0)
18.9
(66.0)
12.5
(54.5)
8.2
(46.8)
16.8
(62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
4.0
(39.2)
7.1
(44.8)
12.0
(53.6)
17.0
(62.6)
20.6
(69.1)
23.9
(75.0)
24.6
(76.3)
19.2
(66.6)
14.1
(57.4)
8.9
(48.0)
5.3
(41.5)
13.0
(55.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
0.7
(33.3)
3.3
(37.9)
7.4
(45.3)
12.4
(54.3)
16.4
(61.5)
19.1
(66.4)
18.4
(65.1)
14.4
(57.9)
9.3
(48.7)
5.2
(41.4)
2.4
(36.3)
9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −22.0
(−7.6)
−15.7
(3.7)
−11.0
(12.2)
−7
(19)
0.3
(32.5)
5.6
(42.1)
9.5
(49.1)
6.9
(44.4)
1.0
(33.8)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−19.6
(−3.3)
−16.1
(3.0)
−22.0
(−7.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.4
(3.36)
70.8
(2.79)
72.3
(2.85)
61.7
(2.43)
70.6
(2.78)
67.2
(2.65)
39.8
(1.57)
39.1
(1.54)
45.4
(1.79)
51.7
(2.04)
72.6
(2.86)
94.1
(3.70)
770.7
(30.34)
Source: meteoblue.com[17]

Transportation[edit]

Gelendzhik is served by the Gelendzhik Airport. A new terminal of Gelendzhik Airport was built in December 2021.[18]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Gelendzhik is twinned with:[19]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
  4. ^ a b c Law #668-KZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "🕵 Северный Кавказ в древние времена. Шаги племён — Исторический Черкесск". Cherkessk.SU — Исторический Черкесск (in Russian). May 1, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  12. ^ ШЛЕЙНОВ, Роман (Shleynov, Roman) (April 7, 2005). "НИЧЕГО ЛИЧНОГО? Есть ли у президента РФ личный бизнес" [NOTHING PERSONAL? Does the President of the Russian Federation have a personal business]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 31, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Имя Владимира Путина нашли на швейцарской границе в документах на $5 млрд" [Vladimir Putin's name found on Swiss border in documents worth $5 billion]. news.ru (in Russian). July 5, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Sachverhalt" [Facts] (in German). March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  15. ^ RFE/RL staff (January 19, 2021). "Navalny Investigation Shines Light On 'Putin's Palace'". RFERL. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  16. ^ "Freedom for Alexei Navalny" staff. "ДВОРЕЦ ДЛЯ ПУТИНА" [Palace for Putin]. Navalny (in Russian). Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "Meteoblue". Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  18. ^ В Геленджике завершено строительство нового терминала аэропорта
  19. ^ "Побратимские и партнёрские связи". gelendzhik.org (in Russian). Gelendzhik. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

Sources[edit]

  • Управление по взаимодействию с органами местного самоуправления Администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №34.01-707/13-03 от 23 мая 2013 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Organs of the Local Self-Government of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 of May 23, 2013 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Краснодарского края. Закон №668-КЗ от 10 марта 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования город-курорт Геленджик и наделении его статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №1756-КЗ от 3 июня 2009 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Краснодарского края об установлении границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кубанские новости", №37–38, 13 марта 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. Law #668-KZ of March 10, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the Resort Town of Gelendzhik and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status, as amended by the Law #1756-KZ of June 3, 2009 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Krasnodar Krai on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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