Kislovodsk
| Kislovodsk (English) Кисловодск (Russian) |
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 Panoramic view of Kislovodsk from Mount Koltso-gora |
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.svg) Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia |
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| City Day | last Saturday in May |
| Administrative status (as of July 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk |
| Administrative center of | city of krai significance of Kislovodsk |
| Municipal status (as of July 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Kislovodsk Urban Okrug |
| Head | Natalya Lutsenko |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
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| Area (2010) | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 128,553 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 128th |
| Density | 1,785/km2 (4,620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1803 |
| City status since | 1903 |
| Postal code(s) | 357700 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 87937 |
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Kislovodsk (Russian: Кислово́дск, lit. sour waters) is a spa city in Stavropol Krai, Russia, in the North Caucasus region of Russia which is located between the Black and Caspian Seas. Population: 128,553 (2010 Census);129,788 (2002 Census);114,414 (1989 Census).
In 1803 Tsar Alexander I of Russia ordered the construction of the military station which became Kislovodsk. The site took its name from the many mineral springs around the city. The settlement gained town status in 1903.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kislovodsk as a fashionable spa attracted many musicians, artists, and members of the Russian aristocracy. Several of the events in Mikhail Lermontov's 1840 novel A Hero of Our Time take place in Kislovodsk.
The 19th-century building of narzan baths
View of the city from the Little Saddle in the upper park at sunset
St. Nicholas' Orthodox Cathedral
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Kislovodsk is incorporated as Kislovodsk Urban Okrug.
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