Zheleznogorsk () is a

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Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kursk. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, Kursk Oblast had a pop ...

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, located northwest of

Kursk Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of Kursk ...

. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is:

History

Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of

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deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly. It was granted town status in 1962.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zheleznogorsk serves as the

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of Zheleznogorsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #489 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk is incorporated as Zheleznogorsk Urban Okrug.Law #48-ZKO Basis of Zheleznogorsk economy is manufacturing. There are located 18 big industrial factories, the biggest among them is Mikhailovsky Mining and Refining Facility. In 2015 it produced 18% of total mining production in Russia.

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External links

Official website of Zheleznogorsk

Zheleznogorsk Business Directory
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