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Kirovsk, Russia

Кировск

Kirovsk is a town of 29,605 people in Murmansk, Russia.

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Population29,605 GeoNames
Local nameКировск
RegionMurmansk
Elevation380 m 1,247 ft
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Nearest airportKhibiny (KVK) 17 km

Why visit Kirovsk

Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 33 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Museum and Exhibition Centre JSC "Apatit" and Showroom of Museum of History and Local Lore of Kirovsk.

About Kirovsk

Kirovsk (Russian: Ки́ровск), known as Khibinogorsk (Хибиного́рск) until 1934, is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the spurs of the Khibiny Mountains on the shores of the Lake Bolshoy Vudyavr, 175 kilometers (109 mi) south of Murmansk. Population: 28,625 (2010 census).

From the Wikipedia article Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Kirovsk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do2

городская трещина

Waterfall · 1.2 km

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Смотровая площадка

Scenic view · 1.3 km

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Museums and landmarks11

Museum and Exhibition Centre JSC "Apatit"

Museum

4А проспект Ленина

Mo-Su 09:00-21:00

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Showroom of Museum of History and Local Lore of Kirovsk

Museum

Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00

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Venedikt Yerofeyev Museum

Museum · 0.6 km

15 проспект Ленина

Ежедневно 11:00-19:00, кроме пятницы (выходной)

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Заброшенный пассажирский вокзал Кировск

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

6 Апатитовое шоссе, Кировск

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А. М. Горькому

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Б. М. Проплетин

Monument and historic site · 0.9 km

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В. И. Ленин

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Воинам-победителям

Monument and historic site

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Знак "Хибины"

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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Место кормления птиц

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

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С. М. Кирову

Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds8

Горняк

Sports field and stadium · 0.6 km

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Городской парк

Park · 0.9 km

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Мемориал павшим в Великой Отечественной Войне

Park

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сквер им. Б. М. Проплетина

Park · 0.9 km

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сквер им. В. И. Ленина

Park · 0.7 km

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сквер им. Кондрикова

Park · 0.6 km

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сквер им. С. М. Кирова

Park · 0.6 km

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Центральная площадь

Park

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Restaurants and cafes33

Iris

Cafe · Regional, International, Seafood, Local · 0.6 km

12В

Mo-Th,Su 12:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-01:00

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Gamarjoba

Restaurant · Georgian

Sa-Su 13:00-00:01; Mo-We 13:00-01:00; Th-Fr 13:00-02:00

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GoodPub

Bar and pub · International · 0.6 km

Mo-Th,Su 12:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-03:00

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Дед Хо

Cafe · Vietnamese · 0.7 km

Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

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Зерно&Тесто

Cafe · Pizza · 0.8 km

Mo-Su 11:00-23:00

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Khibiny v tarelke

Cafe · Fish And Chips, Local, Pasta, Regional, Seafood, Tea

10А улица Мира, Кировск

Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Su 12:00-00:00

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Асти

Cafe · 0.6 km

Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr-Su 10:00-24:00

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Бар Баревич

Bar and pub · 0.7 km

Mo-Su 15:00-02:00

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Пивная карта

Bar and pub · 0.6 km

Mo-Su 11:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 00:00-02:00,11:00-24:00

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Пивная карта

Bar and pub · 0.8 km

Mo-Su 11:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 00:00-02:00,11:00-24:00

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Северный

Restaurant

Mo-Fr 07:30-24:00; Sa,Su 00:00-01:00,07:30-24:00

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Bamboo

Cafe · Japanese, Italian Pizza, Ice Cream, Sushi · 0.6 km

29 Хибиногорская улица, Кировск

09:00-22:00

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History

A settlement which eventually became Kirovsk was founded in 1929, soon after an expedition led by Alexander Fersman had discovered large deposits of apatite and nepheline in the Khibiny Massif in the 1920s. By the end of 1930, its population grew to ten thousand people, and a mining and chemical plant here was well under construction.

The new urban settlement was largely populated by forced settlers, dekulakised peasants from other parts of the country. Death rates in the 1930s were high and they were buried next to the highway in what became the town cemetery. A stone monument was erected there in 2005.

Due to the rapid growth, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned on January 18, 1931 to grant the settlement town status and to name it Khibinogorsk. The petition was approved by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee Resolution on October 30, 1931 and the town was subordinated directly to the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee. On December 15, 1934, the town was renamed Kirovsk after recently assassinated Sergey Kirov, who had been in charge of planning the development of the deposits.

From the History section of Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay11

Churches and places of worship1

  • Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа Господа Иисуса Христа

    Church · 1.7 km

    6 Солнечная улица, Кировск

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Shopping18

Gas and EV charging3

Schools, colleges and libraries9

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Healthcare8

Map of Kirovsk

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Getting there and nearby towns

Khibiny (KVK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.

  • Apatity 12 km west, about 12 min by car
  • Koashva 18 km east, about 18 min by car
  • Afrikanda 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
  • Monchegorsk 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
  • Revda 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
  • Zasheyek 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
  • Polyarnyye Zori 57 km southwest, about 57 min by car
  • Vysokiy 59 km north, about 59 min by car
  • Olenegorsk 61 km north, about 1 h by car
  • Kandalaksha 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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