Novokuznetsk, Russia
Новокузнецк
Novokuznetsk is a town of 539,616 people in Kuzbass, Russia, founded in 1618.
Why visit Novokuznetsk
Townapedia lists 95 museums and landmarks, 35 parks and trails, 103 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Drama theatre, Siberian State Industrial University, РЕТРОПАРК and Выставочный зал НГО ВТОО СХР.
Weather in Novokuznetsk
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About Novokuznetsk
Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузнецк, IPA: [nəvəkʊzˈnʲɛt͡sk] , lit. 'new smith's'; Shor: Аба-тура, romanized: Aba-tura) is a city in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass) in southwestern Siberia, Russia. It is the second-largest city in the oblast, after the administrative center Kemerovo.
From the Wikipedia article Novokuznetsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Novokuznetsk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do16
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Siberian State Industrial University
School
Technical university in Novokuznetsk, Russia
Автокинотеатр Кино Park Водный
Cinema and theater · 3.4 km
80/3 Волоколамская улица
4 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks95
Выставочный зал НГО ВТОО СХР
Museum
1 Кузнецкстроевский проспект, Новокузнецк
Mo-Su 10:00 - 18:00
Культурно-методический центр «Планетарий»
Museum · 1.0 km
Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 14:00-16:00
Дом творчества им. Н.К. Крупской
Museum · 1.1 km
78А улица Циолковского, Новокузнецк
Литературно-мемориальный музей Ф. М. Достоевского
Museum · 3.7 km
40 улица Достоевского
Скульптурная композиция «Первопроходцам Земли Кузнецкой»
Monument and historic site · 2.4 km
Скульптурная композиция «Первопроходцам Земли Кузнецкой»
83 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds35
Сквер "65 лет победы"
Park · 5.7 km
Сквер в честь победы Красной Армии и советского народа над нацистской Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941, 1945 годов.
улица Ленина, Новокузнецк
24/7
23 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes103
91 more on the map.
History
Founded in 1618 by men from Tomsk as a Cossack ostrog (fort) on the Tom River, it was initially called Kuznetsky ostrog (Кузне́цкий острог). It became the seat of Kuznetsky Uyezd in 1622. Kuznetsk (Кузне́цк) was granted town status in 1689. It was here that Fyodor Dostoevsky married his first wife, Maria Isayeva in 1857. Joseph Stalin's rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union transformed the sleepy town into a major coal mining and industrial center in the 1930s. It merged with Sad Gorod in 1931. From 1931 to 1932, the city was known as Novokuznetsk and between 1932 and 1961 as Stalinsk (Ста́линск), after Stalin. As a result of de-Stalinization, it was renamed back to Novokuznetsk.
From the History section of Novokuznetsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Park inn by Radisson Novokuznetsk
Motel and hotel · 0.8 km
1 к1 проспект Ермакова, Новокузнецк
Churches and places of worship8
Храм Святого Великомученика Георгия Победоносца
Church · Orthodox · 1.5 km
2/1 проспект Дружбы
Храм-часовня св. равноап. кн. Владимира
Church · Orthodox · 5.6 km
20 Старо-Кузнецкое шоссе
Shopping77
Gas and EV charging36
Schools, colleges and libraries60
Кузнецкий металлургический техникум им. И.П. Бардина. Корпус № 2
School · 3.2 km
2 Рудокопровая улица
Healthcare86
Map of Novokuznetsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Novokuznetsk (Spichenkovo) Airport (NOZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Abagur 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Sosnovka 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Listvyagi 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Osinniki 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Tayzhina 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Kaltan 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Chistogorskiy 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Pritomskiy 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Prokop’yevsk 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Kiselëvsk 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Новокузнецк Коллаж, Marina kope (compilation), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (15), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (9), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Novokuznetsk-2022-01 - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (12), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (10), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (13), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (11), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (14), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (2), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio, alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (1), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (25), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (32), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (30), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (31), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (35), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (38), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (36), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (37), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (33), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (34), Валерий Парфёнов, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (47), WinterWhiteWolf, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (7), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (8), alexandergroshev, CC BY 3.0
- СибГИУ, Vlakos+, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Католический Храм св.Иоанна Златоуста, Vlakos, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2013 - panoramio (6), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Монумент - panoramio (21), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- 2013-01-26 - panoramio, Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Parus major 107715368, Татьяна Фирсова, CC0
- Январь 2013 - panoramio (2), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Отель 2013 - panoramio, Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- 2013-01-25 - panoramio (1), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Храм - panoramio (36), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Trametes versicolor 93065289, Татьяна Фирсова, CC0
- Pholiota squarrosa 93065109, Татьяна Фирсова, CC0
- 2013-01-26 - panoramio (2), Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Проспект Бардина - panoramio, Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
- Городская книническая больница - panoramio, Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0
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