Tayga (russian: Тайга́) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
,
Russia
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, located northwest of
Kemerovo. Population:
The town is one of the biggest
railway junctions in
Russia
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.
Geography
The town is a railroad junction on
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
, and also the starting point of the Tayga–
Bely Yar branch of the Western Siberian Railway, which provides access to
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a n ...
.
History
Tayga was founded in the end of the 19th century due to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The station was opened in 1898. In 1911, Tayga was granted town status.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as Tayga
Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #215-OZ] As a
municipal division, Tayga Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Tayginsky Urban Okrug.
[Law #104-OZ]
Culture and recreation
Tayga contains ten objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.
Five of them are monuments of architecture, and the other five are monuments of history.
Monuments of architecture
Monuments of history
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Cities and towns in Kemerovo Oblast