Kimovsk


Kimovsk is a town and the administrative center of Kimovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the watershed of the Don and Volga Rivers, southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

The village of Mikhaylovka has been known since the 17th century. It developed during the Great Patriotic War in connection with intensive coal exploitation at the Moscow Coal Basin. The Soviets built numerous mines on the lands of a kolkhoz called Young Communist International and a habitat for miners. It was granted work settlement status and given its present name in 1948; town status was granted to it in 1952.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kimovsk serves as the administrative center of Kimovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kimovsky District as Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kimovsky Municipal District as Kimovsk Urban Settlement.

Transportation

Bus station and railway station share a building. Bus routes originating from Kimovsk include Moscow, Tula, Ryazan, Novomoskovsk, Uzlovaya, and other destinations.

Culture

There is a museum of local lore in Kimovsk. The Memorial of the Great Patriotic War is located on the outskirts of Karachevsky forest.