Kuznetsovsk
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Kuznetsovsk is a city in Rivne Oblast
, Ukraine
. Population is 40,872 (2010). The mayor of Kuznetsovsk is S. Anoshchenko (2010-current).
The urban-type settlement
was founded on 1973 as a company town
of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
. The new town
was named in honor of the Soviet secret agent Nikolai Kuznetsov
. The plan of the city reflected the ideals of late socialist realism
. Part of the city occupies the site of the former village Varash, founded on 1776. Now it is one of districts in the city.
Architectural symbol of the city can be called the Svyato-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral.
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population is 1.2 million...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Population is 40,872 (2010). The mayor of Kuznetsovsk is S. Anoshchenko (2010-current).
The urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
was founded on 1973 as a company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Kuznetsovsk, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.It has four reactors: -External links:* *...
. The new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
was named in honor of the Soviet secret agent Nikolai Kuznetsov
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during World War II. He used several pseudonyms during his intelligence operations: e.g...
. The plan of the city reflected the ideals of late socialist realism
Socialist realism
Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries. Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style having its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism...
. Part of the city occupies the site of the former village Varash, founded on 1776. Now it is one of districts in the city.
Education
There are 12 kindergartens, 6 secondary schools, high school, music school, college, and a branch of the Kiev Institute of Management in the city.Architecture
As Kuznetsovsk is the relatively young city then it has a typical building for soviet period. The city grows and expands territory at nowdays.Religion
There are few churches and a cathedral.Architectural symbol of the city can be called the Svyato-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral.
External links
- kuznetsovsk-rada.gov.ua - Kuznetsovsk City Council