Olenegorsk (Russian: Оленего́рск, lit. reindeer mountain) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle, 112 kilometers (70 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 23,072 (2010 Census);[3] 25,166 (2002 Census);[8] 35,584 (1989 Census).[9]

Olenegorsk Оленегорск
Town[1]
Aerial view of Olenegorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Olenegorsk
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Coordinates: 68°09′N 33°17′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Murmansk Oblast[1]
Founded	1949
Town status since	March 27, 1957[2]
Government
• Mayor	Oleg Samarsky
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	23,072
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	20,847 (−9.6%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory[1]
• Capital of	Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Olenegorsk Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Olenegorsk Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	184530
Dialing code(s)	+7 81552
OKTMO ID	47717000001
Website	www.gorodolenegorsk.ru

History

The railway station of Olenya (Оле́нья) was opened in 1916, with the construction of the Murman Railway. The station facilities, and the small settlement associated with the station were located to the east of the railroad. Their importance was somewhat increased in the 1930s, as Olenya became a junction for the railway branch to the newly built town of Monchegorsk some 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southwest.

In 1949, work started on the iron ore strip mines and ore-processing facilities a few kilometers to the west of the Olenya station. At the same time, construction of a company town, originally also named Olenya, started between the rail station and the mines, to the west of the railway. In December 1949, it was granted work settlement status.

By the March 27, 1957 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, the work settlement of Olenya was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction, subordinated to Monchegorsk, and given its present name.[2] The railway station, however, retained the name Olenya and was not renamed Olenegorsk until the 1980s.^{[citation needed]} Olenegorsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the August 10, 1981 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, and several inhabited localities previously subordinated to Monchegorsk were transferred to Olenegorsk by the August 26, 1981 Decision of the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Olenegorsk Urban Okrug.[5]

Transportation

All passengers trains on the St. Petersburg–Murmansk railway stop at Olenegorsk. The station also serves the nearby town of Monchegorsk, which itself has next to no passenger service, the Olenya airbase (a.k.a. Vysoky), a more remote Sami village of Lovozero, and the mining town of Revda in Lovozersky District.

Economy

The town economy continues to be based on iron ore extraction and processing, mostly shipping enriched ore to Severstal in Cherepovets.

Military bases include the Olenya air base and Olenegorsk Radar Station.

Notable people

• Kate Grigorieva, model
• Liudmila Samsonova, a Russian-Italian tennis player (place of birth)

References

Notes

Sources

• Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №96-01-ЗМО от 6 января 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области», в ред. Закона №1953-01-ЗМО от 24 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Мурманской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области"». Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №10, стр. 3, 16 января 1998 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #96-01-ZMO of January 6, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1953-01-ZMO of December 24, 2015 On Amending the Law of Murmansk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast". ).
• Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №534-01-ЗМО от 2 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе муниципального образования город Оленегорск с подведомственной территорией», в ред. Закона №1156-01-ЗМО от 23 ноября 2009 г «Об упразднении некоторых населённых пунктов Мурманской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Мурманской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №234, стр. 3, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #534-01-ZMO of December 2, 2004 On the Status of the Municipal Formation of the Town of Olenegorsk with Jurisdictional Territory, as amended by the Law #1156-01-ZMO of November 23, 2009 On the Abolition of Several Inhabited Localities of Murmansk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Murmansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
• Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север".

External links

• Official website of Olenegorsk (in Russian)
• Unofficial website of Olenegorsk (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Оленегорск