Mineralnye Vody (Min-Vody) ( rus, Минеральные Воды (Мин-Воды), p=mʲɪnʲɪˈralʲnɨjə ˈvodɨ, mʲɪn ˈvodɨ; lit. ''mineral waters'') is a town in

Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North ...

, Russia, located along the Kuma River and the main rail line between

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in Russia and

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in Azerbaijan. Population:

History

The town owes its birth to the construction of the Rostov-Vladikavkaz Railway, the construction of which was completed in 1875. In 1878, the village which developed around the construction was officially recognized and named Sultanovsky. In 1906 the name was changed to Illarionovsky, in honor of Count I. I. Vorontsov-Dashkov, a local nobleman. In October 1921, at the end of the civil war when Soviet rule had been established, the name was again changed to Mineralnye Vody and town status was granted.Great Russian Encyclopaedia (Moscow, 2004-2017), vol 20 (of 35), entry for ''Mineralnye Vody''; The new town had a population of around 14.000 people. It was occupied by Nazi Germany between 10 August 1942 and 11 January 1943 during World War II.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mineralnye Vody serves as the administrative center of

Mineralovodsky District Mineralovodsky District (russian: Минералово́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Stavropol Krai, Russia.Resolution #63-p It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the distri ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #63-p As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Mineralnye Vody—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

. As a municipal division, the territories of the town of krai significance of Mineralnye Vody and of

have been incorporated as

Mineralovodsky Urban Okrug Mineralovodsky Urban Okrug (russian: Минералово́дский городско́й о́круг) is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Stavropol Krai, Russia,Law #88-kz one of the nine urban okrugs in the krai. Its territory compri ...

Law #88-kz since June 7, 2015.Law #51-kz Prior to that, the district was incorporated as Mineralovodsky Municipal District, with the town of krai significance of Mineralnye Vody being incorporated within it as Mineralnye Vody Urban Settlement.

Economy

The town serves as a gateway to Caucasian mineral waters. It is served by the Mineralnye Vody Airport, connecting the town with some Russian and international destinations. It is connected by

R217 highway (Russia) R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Irelan ...

to Krasnodar and Derbent. The R217 forms part of European route E50.

Climate

Mineralnye Vody's climate classified as humid continental ( Köppen climate classification ''Dfa'').

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External links

* Yad Vashem
The murder of the Jews of Mineralnye Vody
during World War II. {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai Spa towns in Russia