Kolyvan’, Russia
Колывань
Kolyvan’ is a town of 10,807 people in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1797.
Why visit Kolyvan’
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Колыванский краеведческий музей and Дом купца Е. А. Жернакова.
Weather in Kolyvan’
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About Kolyvan’
Kolyvan (Russian: Колыва́нь) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kolyvansky District of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ob River 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the north of Novosibirsk. Population: 11,842 (2010 census); 10,947 (2002 census); 10,589 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Колыванский краеведческий музей
Museum · 0.8 km
Sep-May Tu-Fr, Su 09:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Jun-Aug Mo-Fr...
Дом купца Е. А. Жернакова
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
66 улица Карла Маркса, Колывань
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes7
Churches and places of worship1
Церковь во имя Святого Благоверного Александра Невского
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.2 km
22 улица Калинина, Колывань
History
Until the 1890s, Kolyvan was the commercial center of the surrounding area.
During the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the 1890s, there were plans to route the railroad through Kolyvan and Tomsk. However, Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky, the engineer responsible for routing the railroad in the area, decided that a site at the village of Krivoshchyokovo, some 40 kilometers (25 mi) upstream from Kolyvan, would be much more suitable for bridge construction. The chosen location is where the Ob floodplain is narrowest, and the only area where both, the river banks and the river bed, were solid rock, capable of supporting a railroad crossing. Despite the protests of Kolyvan and Tomsk merchants, Garin-Mikhailovsky's southern route was approved by Alexander III in 1892.
The bridge was built at Krivoshchekovo; the new city of Novo-Nikolayevsk (later renamed Novosibirsk) arose around the bridge, and eventually became Siberia's largest city, meanwhile Kolyvan stagnated.
From the History section of Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare9
Map of Kolyvan’
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Getting there and nearby towns
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Bol’shoy Oyësh 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Kudryashovskiy 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Sadovyy 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Katkovo 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Krivodanovka 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Mochishche 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Novosibirsk 34 km south, about 34 min by car
- Ob’ 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Tolmachëvo 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Krasnoobsk 46 km south, about 46 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Kolyvan church, Dabystru at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Дом купца Орлова, User:Sibrat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом Орлова "Т и О" - Тимофеевич - Орлов - panoramio, ugryumov denis, CC BY 3.0
- Дом Орлова фреска "Н" - Николай - panoramio, ugryumov denis, CC BY 3.0
- Дом купца И.И. Кроткова, Андрей Проводников, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом Пастухова Губина, User:Sibrat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом купца Кроткова, User:Sibrat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом купца Ф.К. Кривцова, Андрей Проводников, CC BY-SA 4.0
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