Dalnegorsk
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Dalnegorsk (Template:Langx, lit. far in the mountains) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: Template:Ru-census
Name
It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 as Tetyukhe (Template:Langx; Template:Zh; literally meaning "river of wild boars"), until it was renamed in 1973 as part of a campaign to change any Chinese-derived place names in Primorsky Krai.
History
The settlement of Tetyukhe was founded in 1897,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with the founding of a lead and zinc mine by Swiss immigrant Julius Brynner. Brynner's son Boris maintained the right to mine on the site until 1931, one of the longest-running private enterprises in the Soviet Union. Boris Brynner's son Yul Brynner later became a famous actor in the United States.<ref>Mining history of the town Template:Webarchive on the website of Dalnegorsk (Russian)</ref>
In 1930, Tetyukhe was granted urban-type settlement status. The settlement was renamed in 1973, along with the Tetyukhe River which was renamed Rudnaya, from the Russian word "Template:Lang" meaning "ore". Town status was granted to Dalnegorsk on August 31, 1989.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.<ref name="Ref130">Law #161-KZ</ref> As a municipal division, Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug.<ref name="Ref855">Law #164-KZ</ref>
Economy
Most population of the town is employed by two industrial enterprises: JSC Bor and JSC Dalpolimetal.
Established in 1965, Bor is the world's largest specialized chemical enterpriseTemplate:Citation needed. Due to the unique deposits of commercial minerals found in the district, and the high technologies applied, Bor successfully operates in the world market and is included in the list of Russia's forty most prospective enterprises. Three-quarters of its production is exported to the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan, Australia, South Korea, China, and other countries in Europe and Asia.
Dalpolimetal, established in 1897, produces 58% of Russia's lead. Two-thirds of its production is exported to Japan, China, and South Korea.Template:Citation needed
Despite the highly developed industrialization of Dalnegorsk, over 90% of the territory under its jurisdiction is covered with Korean Pine and mixed broadleaf forests, both of which attract nature tourism enthusiasts. However, Dalnegorsk residents suffer from serious lead poisoning from an old lead smelter and the unsafe transport of lead concentrate from the local lead mining site. This led the Blacksmith Institute to declare Dalnegorsk and neighboring Rudnaya Pristan in the top ten of worst polluted places on earth.<ref name="Blacksmith">Template:Cite web</ref> However, according to Anatoly Lebedev, leader of the ecological NGO BROK, this inclusion is questionable.<ref name="BROK">Regnum New Agency. Ecologists of Primorye Territory (Russia) surprised at listing Rudnaya Pristan among the most polluted places in the world</ref>
Transportation
Dalnegorsk is connected by road to Vladivostok (517 km). The nearest railway station (in Chuguyevka) is located Template:Convert from Dalnegorsk. The nearest sea port is Template:Convert from the town at Rudnaya Pristan.
Politics
On October 19, 2006, three days before the elections, Dmitry Fotyanov, the mayoral candidate from the United Russia party who came second in the initial round of elections,<ref name="Mosnews">Mosnews.com News. Contender's Murder Leads to Canceled Elections in Russia's Far East</ref> was gunned down from fire of a Kalashnikov assault rifle fire.<ref name="elections">ITAR-TASS. Mayoral candidate killed in Dalnegorsk Template:Webarchive</ref> The weapons were located by the police in a minivan that was blown up near the offices of the local newspaper soon after the murder.<ref name="BBC">BBC News. Election murder in Russian town</ref> The run-off election was called off as both remaining candidates agreed to stand down.<ref name="Mosnews" /> The United Russia party called Fotyanov's death a "political murder".
See also
Notable residents
- Yuriy Shatalov (born 1963), football player and coach
- Daniil Yarusov (born 2001), football player
References
Notes
Sources
External links
- Official website of Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug Template:In lang
- Dalnegorsk Business Directory Template:In lang
- Website of Dalnegorsk Central Town Library Template:In lang
- Giant Crystals of the Dalnegorsk mines
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