Krymsk

Krymsk (russian: Крымск) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: 57,927 (2020),

History

It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and ''stanitsa'' of Krymskaya (), named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. It was the capital of the Greek Autonomous District, which existed between 1930 and 1938. The ''stanitsa'' was granted town status and given its present name a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, however, retains the name ''Krymskaya''.

2012 floods

Krasnodar Krai experienced a flash flood on July 7, 2012, after heavy rains. About of rain fell over the region. State television reported that it was an equivalent of three-to-four months' worth of rainfall in a typical year. In the hilly area, water formed torrents that rushed into towns. and there are mountains between Krymsk and the sea.

The Russian government has acknowledged that town authorities were aware of the rising waters at 10 pm on Friday night, but failed to notify the residents of Krymsk of the approaching flood. Russian officials admitted this failure was a major error.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krymsk serves as the administrative center of Krymsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Krymsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Krymsk, together with the ''khutor'' of Verkhneadagum in Nizhnebakansky Rural Okrug of Krymsky District, is incorporated within Krymsky Municipal District as Krymskoye Urban Settlement.

Climate

Krymsk has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'').

Military

The town has Krymsk (air base) which is located to the north. The main fighter regiment at the base has gone through a series of re-organizations and re-designations:Michael Holm
393rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
accessed December 2012.
*January 9, 2001: absorbed the 562nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment.
*January 12, 2009 renamed 6972nd Guards Aviation Base.

The base is now part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command.

Plant breeding

Krymsk is known for its experimental plant-breeding station, which holds important scientific collections of, among other crops, green peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines (eggplants), cucumbers, apples, plums, peaches, pears, apricots, and strawberries,melon. The station's stone fruit and quince collections are the largest and most important in Russia or any part of the former Soviet Union. Of the 9,000 accessions of Prunus, about 5,000 to 6,000 are wild species and forms, 500 to 1,000 local varieties, and 2,000 to 3,000 cultivars and breeding materials. The station is also known for the creation of fruit-tree rootstocks, which are named after the town + a number (e.g. Krymsk 1, Krymsk 2, etc.)

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Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai
Populated places established in 1858
1858 establishments in the Russian Empire