Kropotkin, Russia
Кропоткин
Kropotkin is a town of 79,599 people in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, founded in 1874.
Why visit Kropotkin
Townapedia lists 29 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 61 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Пятерочка.
Weather in Kropotkin
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About Kropotkin
Kropotkin (Russian: Кропо́ткин; until 1921 Romanovsky, Russian: Романовский, Ukrainian: Романовський, romanized: Romanovskyy) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kuban River.
From the Wikipedia article Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
курган Амазонки
Scenic view · 5.1 km
Скифский погребальный курган (данные имеются в Кропоткинском краеведческом музее)
Museums and landmarks29
Пушка ЗиС - 2
Monument and historic site · 6.3 km
57-мм противотанковая пушка образца 1941 года
17 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes61
НЯ-ШИ
Cafe · Breakfast, Sushi, Ice Cream, Cake, Coffee Shop, Beef Bowl, Russian, Chicken · 1.6 km
Mo-Su 11:00-01:00
Кропоткинский хлебокомбинат
Bakery · 1.5 km
159 улица Пушкина, Кропоткин
49 more on the map.
History
It was founded as Romanovsky khutor in the late 18th century, and was renamed Kropotkin in honor of the natural scientist, geographer and revolutionary anarchist Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin on 4 February 1921, when it was granted town status. Population: 80,765 (2010 census); 79,185 (2002 census); 75,929 (1989 Soviet census); 70,000 (1972); 42,000 (1939); 30,954 (1926) According to the 1926 census, the population was 52.1% Russian, 35.5% Ukrainian, 4.6% Armenian, 2.7% Belarusian, 0.8% Tatar, 0.7% German and 0.6% Polish.
From the History section of Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship10
Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.8 km
26 Комсомольская улица
Церковь евангельских христиан-баптистов
Place of worship · Baptist · 2.0 km
1 Ростовская улица
Shopping45
Gas and EV charging25
Schools, colleges and libraries29
Кропоткинский техникум технологий и железнодорожного транспорта
School
69 улица Пушкина
Caucasian branch coach of the College of railway transport
School
6 Бульварная улица, Кропоткин
ranch of Kuban institutionwide entrepreneurship
School · 0.9 km
43 Красноармейская улица, Кропоткин
the municipal educational institution of additional education glamuzina school No. 2
School
62 Красная улица
Средняя Общеобразовательная школа № 12
School · 8.0 km
164 улица Розы Люксембург, Кавказская
Healthcare32
Map of Kropotkin
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Getting there and nearby towns
Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 118 km away.
- Krasnosel’skiy 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Kavkazskaya 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Novoukrainskoye 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Girey 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Novokubansk 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Tikhoretsk 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
- Novopokrovskaya 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Kurganinsk 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Armavir 65 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Ust’-Labinsk 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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