Kostroma
Kostroma (Russian: Кострома́, IPA: [kəstrɐˈma]) is a historic city and the administrative center (capital city) of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is a part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma. Population: 268,742 (2010 Census);[2] 278,750 (2002 Census);[3] 278,414 (1989 Census).[4]
| Kostroma (English) Кострома (Russian) | |
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 Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma (1825-1828) | |
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| Administrative status (as of April 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kostroma |
| Municipal status (as of March 2014) | |
| Urban okrug | Kostroma Urban Okrug |
| Head | Yuri Zhurin[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 268,742 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 69th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1152 |
| City status since | 1719 |
| Postal code(s) | 156XXX |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4942 |
| Official website | |
Climate
Kostroma has a cool continental climate (Köppen Dfb). It has chilly winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Kostroma (1991–2020, extremes 1842–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
7.2 (45) |
17.9 (64.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -5.9 (21.4) |
-4.8 (23.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
0.0 (32) |
-4.0 (24.8) |
8.8 (47.84) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -8.8 (16.2) |
-8.2 (17.2) |
-2.8 (27) |
5.0 (41) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.1 (61) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
-2.3 (27.9) |
-6.6 (20.1) |
4.58 (40.24) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -11.8 (10.8) |
-11.3 (11.7) |
-6.3 (20.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.1 (52) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.2 (45) |
1.8 (35.2) |
-4.4 (24.1) |
-9.1 (15.6) |
0.88 (33.58) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -46.4 (-51.5) |
-39.3 (-38.7) |
-31.1 (-24) |
-19.0 (-2.2) |
-5.5 (22.1) |
-2.7 (27.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
-5.8 (21.6) |
-21.1 (-6) |
-28.8 (-19.8) |
-44.4 (-47.9) |
-46.4 (-51.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
29 (1.14) |
31 (1.22) |
35 (1.38) |
53 (2.09) |
74 (2.91) |
73 (2.87) |
73 (2.87) |
56 (2.2) |
64 (2.52) |
49 (1.93) |
40 (1.57) |
618 (24.33) |
| % Humidity | 87 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 79 |
| Avg. rainy days | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 154 |
| Avg. snowy days | 28 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 134 |
| Sunshine hours | 33 | 70 | 132 | 184 | 266 | 291 | 282 | 227 | 136 | 65 | 32 | 17 | 1,735 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (sun, 1961–1990)[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Olesya Barel (born 1960), basketball player
- Nina Demme (1902-1977), polar explorer and biologist
- Aleksandra Ishimova (1805–1881), translator and author of children's books
- Roman Kopin (born 1974), Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
- Aleksey Pisemsky (1821–1881), novelist and dramatist
- The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Shneersohn was exiled to Kostroma by the USSR in 1927 for 3 years, and was released after 9 days
Twin towns – sister cities
Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Durham County council stopped plans for twinning with Kostroma.[9]
Kostroma Media
Кострома - panoramio (1)
Кострома. Река Кострома. Автомобильный мост 3
The building of the city administration in Kostroma, Russia.
Ipatiev Monastery gives its name to the Hypatian Codex of the Russian Primary Chronicle. Photo by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, 1911
The Resurrection Church (1652) is an example of 17th-century Russian art. Color photograph by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in 1910 (Library of Congress)
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References
- ↑ Official website of Kostroma. Viktor Valentinovich Yemets, Head of the Kostroma City Administration
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров.[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Погода и Климат – Климат Кострома" (in русский). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Kostroma Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Международное и межмуниципальное сотрудничество". duma-kostroma.ru (in русский). Duma Kostroma. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ↑ "Durham City Council votes to suspend ties with Russian sister city". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ "Ukraine: County Durham ends twinning links with Russian city Kostroma". BBC News. 2021-09-06. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-60586850. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kostroma |
- Official website of Kostroma (in Russian)
- Unofficial website of Kostroma (in Russian)
- History and sights of Kostroma (in Russian)
- Current time in Kostroma (in Russian)
- Kostroma city beautiful architecture views
- Local history website. K. Torop. Kostroma (in English)