Umba, Russia

Umba (russian: Умба) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula at the point where the Umba River flows into the Kandalaksha Gulf. Population:

History

First mentioned in 1466, Umba, along with Varzuga, is the first documented permanent Russian settlement on the Kola Peninsula.''Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Murmansk Oblast'', p. 18 From the second half of the 15th century it served as the seat of Umbskaya Volost.

Politics and society

Umba has been characterized by several sources as a quiet district managed by traditional Communists.

Transportation &Foreigner travel

There is a bus from to Umba from Kandalaksha, going twice a day. The airport from Umba serves parts of the south edge of the Peninsula inaccessible by auto. Priority in buying tickets is given to locals, and reserving them was not possible at least as of September 2013; this mode of transportation cannot be considered reliable. A helicopter can be hired for around $3000 per hour (based in September 2013 information).

Some of the coastline near Umba is off limits to foreigners. Local police should be consulted for details. Visitors may stay in Umba itself or travel along the road that goes along the sea from Kandalaksha to Varzuga.

Culture, events, tourist information, travel services

(taken fro
www.kandalaksha.su

* Tourist Information Center, ul. Dzherzhinskogo 40, (881559) 51744.
* Folklore Festival three times a year
* Pomor Rawing Regatta, yearly
* Pomor Kuzulya (bread figurine) Festival at Kuzreka
* Sports Fishing Contest “Fish Face”
* Library of Pomor History and Culture, ul. Dzerzhinskogo 40, tel. [phone].
* Museum of History, Culture, and Industry of Tersky Pomors, ul. Dzherzhinskogo 78, tel. [phone], open Tue. to Sat. 9am to 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday.
* Kanozero Rock Carvings Museum, ul. Dzerzhinskogo 40, tel. [phone], open Mon. to Thur. 8am to 5pm, closed for lunch noon to 1pm, Friday 8am to 12noon, closed Saturday and Sunday.
* “Tonya Tetrina” fishing station. A history and ethnography complex. 27 km east from Umba (towards Varzuga). Tel. [phone].
* Umba Students Science Society.
* Amethyst Shore. Souvenirs, workshops. Ul. Gornaya 60, tel. [phone].
* Stuffed Fish Studio 8 921 152 1996
* Department of Preservation and Development of Pomor Traditions and Trades, ul. Belomorskaya 1a, tel. [phone]. Open Tue. to Sat. 10am to 6pm (closed for lunch 2pm to 3pm), closed Sun. and Mon.
* Suvoy Tour Agency, the village of Kuzreka, tel. [phone]

See also

* Pomors

References

Sources

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External links

A compilation of Umba information

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Urban-type settlements in Murmansk Oblast
Populated places established in the 1460s
Populated coastal places in Russia