Yeysk (russian: Ейск) is a port and a resort
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
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
,
Russia
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, situated on the shore of the
Taganrog Gulf
Taganrog Bay (, uk, Таганрозька затока) is the northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov. It also may be perceived as a flooded estuary of the Don River.
Geography
The bay serves as a natural boundary between the Kuban coast line i ...
of the
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...
. The town is built primarily on the
Yeysk Spit
Yeysk Spit or Kosa Yeyskaya (russian: Ейская коса) is an alluvial sandy spit in the Sea of Azov, part of the Yeysk Peninsula. The central resort area of the city of Yeysk. The length of the sand spit is about 3 km, before 1914 ...
, which separates the
Yeya River
The Yeya () is a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It falls into the Yeya Firth of Taganrog Bay, Sea of Azov. It is long with a drainage basin of . It dries up in summer. The port town of Yeysk is located by the Yeya Firth at the neck of the Yeya ...
from the Sea of Azov. Population:
History
In the 14th century, in this area was a
Genoese colony
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with a port called Balzimachi (or Bacinaci), which is mentioned in
Pratica della mercatura.
Tsutsiev's Atlas shows a Yeyskoye at the head of the Yeya bay for 1763-1785 and a Yeysk somewhat south of the present location from 1829-1839. In 1783 it was involved in the
Kuban Nogai Uprising
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. The town was founded in 1848 by Prince
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (russian: Князь Михаи́л Семёнович Воронцо́в, tr. ; ) was a Russian nobleman and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic wars and most famous for his participati ...
in accordance with a royal order from the Tsar of Russia.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Yeysk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Yeysky District
Yeysky District (russian: Е́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yeysky Municipal ...
, even though it is not a part of it.
[Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03] As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of
Shirochansky Rural Okrug (which comprises seven
rural localities), incorporated separately as the
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 ...
of Yeysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Yeysk is incorporated within Yeysky Municipal District as Yeyskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #714-KZ]
Yeysk resorts
Yeysk is known for its mineral waters and its medicinal mud baths. This mud is brought from the neighboring
Lake Khanskoye. The town has a number of parks, a
sanatorium
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, several recreation centers, hotels, and beaches. The bathing season lasts from May until September. Yeysk offers a variety of attractions, restaurants, open-air cafes, clubs, bars, and night clubs.
The most popular resort area in Yeysk is
Dolgaya Spit
The Dolgaya Spit or Kosa Dolgaya (russian: Коса Долгая) is a sandy spit in the Sea of Azov.Dolzhanskaya
Dolzhanskaya (russian: Должанская) is a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') in Yeysky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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.
Airfield
Yeysk has a mixed military/civilian airfield, home to the Yeysk Military Institute during the Cold War and the 10th Mixed Aviation Division (
4th Air Army
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) during the 1990s.
After the disbandment of the 10th Mixed Aviation Division the headquarters of the
1st Guards Stalingrad, Svirsky Composite Air Division arrived. Also at the airport based aviation group Yeisk Higher Military Institute, armed with planes L-39.
In addition, the 959th Bomber Regiment was previously based at the airfield, which was part of the 1st Guards Composite Air Division. The 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment was previously the 959th Training Aviation Regiment. In September 2009, due to the transfer of the airfield from the Air Force to the Navy, the regiment was disbanded, and its members were part of the aircraft Su-24 relocated to Morozovsk airfield (6970th Air Base, 7th Brigade of Aerospace Defence).
On February 1, 2010, 859th Naval Aviation Training Center under the leadership of Major-General Alexei Serdyuk was open at the airfield. To ensure the educational process training units will be relocated from the
Ostrov (air base)
Ostrov (Russian: ''Веретье'' ("Veret"); also Ostrov-5, Gorokhovka) is a Russian Air Force air base (
Pskov Oblast
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) and the village of Kacha. For service center from the previously disbanded and civilian staff will be involved in more than one thousand people.
On 17 October 2022, a
Sukhoi Su-34
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from the airfield
struck an apartment building in Yeysk, killing at least 15.
Climate
Yeysk has a mild climate. Average low temperature in January is . Summers are very warm, with average July temperature of . Average rainfall is about a year.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Yeysk is
twinned with:
*
Baranovichi
Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of 2019) of 179,000. It is not ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
*
Barysaw
Barysaw ( be, Барысаў, ) or Borisov (russian: Борисов, ) is a city in Belarus near the Berezina River in the Minsk Region 74 km north-east from Minsk. Its population is around 145,000.
History
Barysaw is first mentioned in t ...
,
Belarus
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External links
Official website of YeyskPictures of YeyskOld maps of Yeysk
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Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai
1848 establishments in the Russian Empire
Populated places established in 1848
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Seaside resorts in Russia
Spa towns in Russia