Kimovsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kimovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located at the watershed of the Don and Volga Rivers, southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History The village of Mikhaylovka () has been known since the 17th century. It developed during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 to 1945 in connection with intensive coal exploitation at the Moscow Coal Basin. The Soviets built numerous mines on the lands of a kolkhoz called Young Communist International (, abbreviated as , or ) and a habitat for miners. It was granted work-settlement status and given its present name in 1948; town status was granted to it in 1952.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kimovsk serves as the administrative center of Kimovsky District.Law #954-ZTO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kimovsky District as Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Kimovsk as a part of Kimovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Kimovsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kimovsky Municipal District as Kimovsk Urban Settlement.Law #547-ZTO
Transportation Bus station and railway station share a building. Bus routes originating from Kimovsk include Moscow, Tula, Ryazan, Novomoskovsk, Uzlovaya, and other destinations.
Culture There is a museum of local lore in Kimovsk. The Memorial of the Great Patriotic War is located on the outskirts of Karachevsky forest.
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External links Unofficial website of Kimovsk Kimovsk news portal Encyclopedia "My Town". Entry on Kimovsk