Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky
Encyclopedia
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneilimsky District
of Irkutsk Oblast
, Russia
, located east of Bratsk
and west of the northern tip of Lake Baikal
, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Ilim River
and 1222 kilometres (759.3 mi) north of Irkutsk
. Population:
It was granted urban-type settlement
status in the 1950s, after a period of growth following the construction of the western section of the Baikal Amur Mainline, and renamed Zheleznogorsk (Iron Mountain Town).
With the completion of a major ore processing plant, town status was granted in 1965 under the present name, the suffix Ilimsky added to differentiate from other towns of the same name.
Inc.
The town has a station called Korshunikha-Angarskaya on the Baikal Amur Mainline, it is also on the road from Bratsk
to Ust-Kut
.
Nizhneilimsky District
Nizhneilimsky District is an administrative district , one of the 33 in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia....
of Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located east of Bratsk
Bratsk
Bratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats.-History:The first Europeans in the area arrived...
and west of the northern tip of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Ilim River
Ilim River
Ilim River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Angara River. It flows north between and parallel to the Angara and Lena Rivers, and then swings west to join the Angara 40km south of Ust-Ilimsk....
and 1222 kilometres (759.3 mi) north of Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
. Population:
History
It was founded in 1948, in connection with the beginning of exploitation of the iron deposits at Zheleznaya Gora (Iron Mountain). The settlement was initially named Korshunikha after prospector Shestak Korshunov, who had discovered the Iron Mountain in the 17th century.It was granted 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...
status in the 1950s, after a period of growth following the construction of the western section of the Baikal Amur Mainline, and renamed Zheleznogorsk (Iron Mountain Town).
With the completion of a major ore processing plant, town status was granted in 1965 under the present name, the suffix Ilimsky added to differentiate from other towns of the same name.
Economy and infrastructure
The town's economy is mainly reliant on the open pit iron ore mine and ore processing works, owned by the company MechelMechel
Mechel is one of Russia’s leading mining and metallurgical companies, producing coal, iron ore, nickel steel, rolled steel products, hardware, heat and electric power. Headquartered in Moscow, the company operates facilities in Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and the United...
Inc.
The town has a station called Korshunikha-Angarskaya on the Baikal Amur Mainline, it is also on the road from Bratsk
Bratsk
Bratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats.-History:The first Europeans in the area arrived...
to Ust-Kut
Ust-Kut
Ust-Kut is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Located on a western loop of the Lena River, it spreads out over along the left bank, near the point where the Kuta River joins from the west. The town's name means 'mouth of the river Kuta' in Russian, with the name Kuta coming from an Evenk word...
.