• Source: Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast

Kurgan (Russian: Курган, IPA: [kʊrˈgan]) is the largest city and the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in the south of the Urals Federal District of Russia. Population: 310,911 (2021 Census); 333,606 (2010 Census); 345,515 (2002 Census); 355,517 (1989 Soviet census)..
Until 1782, Kurgan bore the name Tsaryovo Gorodishche.




History



An urban settlement was established here between 1659 and 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Царёво Городи́ще, meaning Imperial Citadel) by Timofey Nevezhin, a farmer from Tyumen. In the ensuing years it was developed as a fortress town. It served as a frontier post and its fortified position enabled it to defend other Russian settlements from nomad attacks. Nevertheless, it was itself not always able to withstand such attacks, and was sometimes plundered and burnt down.
The city was granted city privileges by the Empress Catherine the Great in 1782, which is when it acquired its present name and became the seat of an uyezd. The present name is taken from a large kurgan (burial mound) close to the original settlement.
Its coat of arms was granted on 17 March 1785, and it became the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in 1943. Kurgan was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1982.




Administrative and municipal status


Kurgan is the administrative center of the oblast. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Kurgan City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Kurgan Urban Okrug.




Economy and military


Kurgan stands on the Trans-Siberian Railway line, between Yekaterinburg and Omsk. It is served by two railway stations and the Kurgan Airport, and it was home to the Kurgan West air base during the Cold War. It is also home to Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics, KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company Kurganmashzavod which produces the widely known BMP-1, BMP-2 and BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles.




Climate


Kurgan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Influenced by the Siberian High, it is a relatively dry climate. Winters are cold, although not severe by Siberian standards. Summers are variable but relatively moderate, even though heat waves can bring temperatures well above the 26 °C (79 °F) average July highs.




Educational facilities


Agricultural academy
Kurgan State University
Kurgan International University
Military Academy
Railroad Academy
Various theaters
Academy of Labor and Social Relations




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Notable people



Oleg Bogomolov (born 1950), governor of Kurgan Oblast
Dmitri Bushmanov (born 1978), association football player
Maxim Fadeev (born 1968), singer-songwriter, composer and producer
Yuri Galtsev (born 1961), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Gavriil Ilizarov (1921–1992), physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev (born 1971), association football player
Larisa Korobeynikova (born 1987), fencer
Evgeni Krasilnikov (1965–2014), volleyball player
Leonid Krasin (1870–1926), politician and diplomat
Ivan Kurpishev (born 1969), powerlifter
Dmitri Loskov (born 1974), association football player
Aleksey Markovsky (born 1957), swimmer
Aleksandr Menshchikov (born 1973), wrestler
Yana Romanova (born 1983), biathlete
Sergei Rublevsky (born 1974), chess grandmaster
Yulia Savicheva (born 1987), singer
Alexander Solonik (1960–1997), Russian mobster and hitman
Elena Temnikova (born 1985), singer
Sergei Teryayev (born 1994), professional ice hockey defenceman
Alexander Vinogradov (1930–2011), journalist and writer
Sergey Vinogradov (1958–2010), journalist, translator, and writer
Sergei Yakovlev (1925–1996), actor
Mikhail Znamensky (1833–1892), writer, memoirist, painter, caricaturist, archeologist and ethnographer
Vitaly Goryaev (1910–1982), painter, graphic illustrator, caricaturist




International relations






= Twin towns and sister cities

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Kurgan is twinned with:

Appleton, United States
Rufina, Italy




References






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Курганская областная Дума. Закон №316 от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области», в ред. Закона №60 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Курганской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Курганской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", Документы, выпуск №1, 11 января 2008 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #316 of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast, as amended by the Law #60 of July 2, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kurgan Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kurgan Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication date.).
Курганская областная Дума. Закон №419 от 6 июля 2004 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом городского округа, муниципального района, сельского поселения, городского поселения, о месте нахождения представительных органов муниципальных районов, сельских поселений, об установлении наименований представительных органов муниципальных образований, глав муниципальных образований, местных администраций (исполнительно-распорядительных органов муниципальных образований)», в ред. Закона №70 от 2 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Курганской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новый мир", №142, 31 июля 2004 г. (Kurgan Oblast Duma. Law #419 of July 6, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement; on Establishing the Places Where the Representative Organs of the Municipal Districts, Rural Settlements Sit; on Establishing the Names of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations, of the Heads of the Municipal Formations, of the Local Administrations (the Executive Organs of the Municipal Formations), as amended by the Law #70 of July 2, 2015 On Amending Various Laws of Kurgan Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).




External links



Official website of Kurgan (in Russian)
Kurgan news portal (in Russian)
Cultural heritage of Kurgan (in Russian)

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