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Apatity, Russia
Апатиты
Apatity is a town of 61,186 people in Murmansk, Russia, founded in 1926.
Why visit Apatity
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 70 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Apatity
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About Apatity
Apatity (Russian: Апатиты, lit. 'apatites') is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Murman Railway, 23 km (14 mi) west of Kirovsk and 185 km (115 mi) south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. It is the second-largest city in Murmansk Oblast after Murmansk, and the fifth most-populous city in the world above the Arctic Circle. The town is named after one of its most abundant natural resources in the area, apatite, the raw mineral used in the production of phosphorus mineral fertilizers. Population: 59,672 (2010 census).
From the Wikipedia article Apatity (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks8
Старинные железнодорожные вагоны на постаменте
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes70
I'm love coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 2.1 km
Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa-Su,PH 09:00-22:00
58 more on the map.
History
The passing loop of Bely (разъезд Бе́лый) on the Leningrad–Murmansk Railway was built in 1926 and the settlement of Apatity was founded in 1930. It was classified as an urban locality by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) Resolution of August 20, 1935, when the settlement of pri sovkhoze "Industriya" was merged into Apatity and it was granted work settlement status.
Many of the early settlers in the Apatity area were former "rich peasants" from several regions of Northwestern Russia, resettled to Murmansk Oblast as part of Stalin's Dekulakization program. Members of certain ethnic minorities were deported to Apatity as well.
On January 6, 1966, the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee petitioned to transform the work settlement of Molodyozhny in jurisdiction of Kirovsk into a town under oblast jurisdiction called Khibinogorsk and on subordinating a part of the area in Kirovsk's jurisdiction to it. The petition was reviewed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, which, however, decreed on July 7, 1966 to merge the work settlements of Molodyozhny and Apatity into a town under oblast jurisdiction, which would retain the name Apatity. Consequently, the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee subordinated a part of the territory in Kirovsk's jurisdiction to the new town by the decision of October 13, 1966.
From the History section of Apatity on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship3
Храм Новомучеников и исповедников Церкви Русской
Church · Orthodox · 2.7 km
40 улица Ленина
Shopping43
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Healthcare24
ГОБУЗ «Апатитско-кировская центральная городская больница»
Hospital · 2.1 km
21 улица Космонавтов, Апатиты
Map of Apatity
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Getting there and nearby towns
Khibiny (KVK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 km away.
- Kirovsk 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Koashva 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Afrikanda 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Zasheyek 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Monchegorsk 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Polyarnyye Zori 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Vysokiy 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Olenegorsk 63 km north, about 1 h by car
- Revda 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kandalaksha 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Apatity and Khibiny mountains, Skvodo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatity wikivoyage banner, Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- General view of a bas-relief on scientific and industrial theme in Apatity, Vityavo, CC0
- Close-up of a bas-relief on scientific and industrial theme in Apatity, Vityavo, CC0
- Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184209 - panoramio (1), nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 184209 - panoramio, nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatity, view to city mall and mointains, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 15, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 16, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- RZD TEM7A-093 2022-05 Apatity, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 14, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- RZD EP1-248 2022-05 Apatity portra800, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- RZD TEM2-7596 2022-05 Apatity crew only train, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- RZD EP1-248 2022-05 Apatity, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- G. Apatity, Murmanskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (21), nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatity city apartments and mointain, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 13, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- G. Apatity, Murmanskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (20), nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 12, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 11, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- Apatity buildings 2022-05 10, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- КНЦ РАН, ApatitM, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ULZinoveva, ApatitM, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Энергетическое шоссе к АНОФ-2, Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- Гостиница, ул.Ферсмана 2, Апатиты - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Белореченск ночью - panoramio, nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Хибины - ущелье Географов - panoramio, nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Белореченск - panoramio, nordcaps, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GIN-KNC-RAN, Ivtorov, Public domain
- Президиум Кольского научного Центра Российской академии наук - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Памятник В.И.Ленину, Апатиты - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- 2016-GIN-KNC-RAN, Ivtorov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Военный мемориал (Апатиты) - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Улица Ленина, Апатиты - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Угольная ТЭЦ - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
- Памятник академику Александру Евгеньевичу Ферсману, Апатиты - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Appatity, Russia (21816228819), Ninara, CC BY 2.0
- Улица Ленина, Апатиты - panoramio (1), Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- RZD EP1-052 Murmansk line, Svetlov Artem, CC0
- Appatity, Russia (21814954840), Ninara, CC BY 2.0
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