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Polyarnye Zori (Russian: Поля́рные Зо́ри, lit. polar dawns) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero, 224 kilometers (139 mi) south of Murmansk. The nearest settlements to Polyarnye Zory are: Zasheek (3 km), Pinozero (4 km), Nivskiy (8 km) and Afrikanda-1,2 (16 and 13 km). Population : 14,196 (2020 Сensus), 15,096 (2010 Census); 15,910 (2002 Census); 19,428 (1989 Soviet census).




History


Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electric power industry due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant. Initially a work settlement subordinated to the town of Apatity, it was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree of April 22, 1991. A part of the territory in jurisdiction of Apatity was also transferred to Polyarnye Zori by the Decision of the Presidium of the Murmansk Oblast Soviet of People's Deputies of May 16, 1991.




Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Polyarnye Zori Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug.




Mayors of Polyarnye Zori


Lyudmila Chistova (1994–1998)
Valery Mironov (1998–2001)
Vladimir Goncharenko (2001–2005)
Nikolay Goldobin (2005–2013)
Maxim Pukhov (since 2013)




Notable people


Marina Sergina (born 1986 in Polyarnye Zori), ice hockey player
Ivan Yershov (born 1979 in Polyarnye Zori), footballer




References






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Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №96-01-ЗМО от 6 января 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области», в ред. Закона №1953-01-ЗМО от 24 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Мурманской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Мурманской области"». Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №10, стр. 3, 16 января 1998 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #96-01-ZMO of January 6, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #1953-01-ZMO of December 24, 2015 On Amending the Law of Murmansk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Murmansk Oblast". ).
Мурманская областная Дума. Закон №535-01-ЗМО от 2 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе муниципального образования город Полярные Зори с подведомственной территорией», в ред. Закона №906-01-ЗМО от 26 октября 2007 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Мурманской области в связи с упразднением населённых пунктов Мурманской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Мурманский Вестник", №234, стр. 3, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Murmansk Oblast Duma. Law #535-01-ZMO of December 2, 2004 On the Status of the Municipal Formation of the Town of Polyarnye Zori with Jurisdictional Territory, as amended by the Law #906-01-ZMO of October 26, 2007 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Murmansk Oblast Due to the Abolition of the Inhabited Localities in Murmansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области. (1995). Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920–1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманск: Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север".

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota dan kota kecil di Rusia
• Polyarnye Zori
• Apatity
• Kola Nuclear Power Plant
• Kola Peninsula
• Afrikanda (rural locality)
• Metro (franchise)
• Nuclear power in the Soviet Union
• List of rural localities in Murmansk Oblast
• Kola
• Pirenga