Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузне́цк nuh-vuh-kooz-NYETSK) is a big metallurgy and coal city in the south of Kemerovo Oblast. As the oldest city in the region by far (1617), Novokuznetsk has seen its fair share of different names. It was known simply as Kuznetsk (Blacksmith City) until the 1930s when massive coal deposits were found, sparking the industrialization of the city under the name Stalinsk. In the Khruschev era, the city was reborn as Novokuznetsk (New Kuznetsk).
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Public transport consists of a bus network and a small tram network.
Novokuznetsk museum of regional studies, 24 Pionersky Prospekt. (updated Oct 2020) Novokuznetsk museum of arts, 62 Kirova st. (updated Oct 2020) The house-museum of Fyodor Dostoevsky, 29 Dostoevskogo st. (updated Oct 2020) Kuznetsky Fortress (1780) 1 Transfiguration Cathedral (Спасо-Преображенский собор). Historic Orthodox church completed in 1835. (updated Nov 2021) 2 St. John Chrysostom Church. A modern Catholic church, noted for holding services for both Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic churches. (updated Nov 2021)
Casino & Night Clubs Jazz Club "Gelikon" [3] , 4 Pokryshkina st. Vodka di Novokuzneck "Kuznechanka" Ivan Vodka (Иван Водка)
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In Jul, Novokuznetsk typically sees ~25°C daytime highs and 17 rainy days.
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