Zapolyarnyy, Russia
Заполярный
Zapolyarnyy is a town of 17,789 people in Murmansk, Russia, founded in 1956.
Why visit Zapolyarnyy
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 11 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 28 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pechenga Monastery and Kola Superdeep Borehole.
Weather in Zapolyarnyy
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About Zapolyarnyy
Zapolyarny (Russian: Заполя́рный; Norwegian: Zapoljarnyj) is a town in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) northeast of the Kola Superdeep Borehole project. Population: 15,825 (2010 census); 18,640 (2002 census); 23,564 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Zapolyarny, Murmansk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do28
16 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks9
Kola Superdeep Borehole
Monument and historic site · 8.6 km
Глубочайшая скважина в мире
Памятник М. В. Бабикову
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Памятник ефрейтору 6-го пограничного отряда Михаилу Бабикову (1918-1942)
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes11
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries9
средняя общеобразовательная школа №7 им. Гагарина (здание 2)
School · 8.4 km
Печенгская улица
Healthcare10
Map of Zapolyarnyy
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Getting there and nearby towns
Murmansk (MMK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 105 km away.
- Pechenga 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Nikel 23 km west, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 9, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pechenga Monastery Petsamon luostari 01, Ninaras, CC BY 4.0
- Kola sverhglubokaya 2020, Шелковников Евгений Анатольевич, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 13, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 10, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 17, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 8, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 27, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 4, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 20, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 3, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 24, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Вид на промплощадку, PersonalLook, CC BY 3.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 6, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 21, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Главная площадь города Заполярный, улица Мира, FingerWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 25, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 15, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 23, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 19, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Площадь - panoramio, xbas78, CC BY 3.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 5, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 29, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 7, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 12, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 16, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 11, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Пам-к Бабикову - panoramio, PersonalLook, CC BY 3.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 14, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 18, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 22, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 26, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zapolyarny-2021 - 28, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Továrna v pohraniční oblasti, město Nikel - panoramio, Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Пилон в Заполярном, PersonalLook, CC BY 3.0
- Zapolyarnaya railway station (Wikimapia 3787952), xren, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zapolyarnaya railway station (Wikimapia 3787953), xren, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zapolyarnaya railway station (Wikimapia 3787949), xren, CC BY-SA 3.0
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