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17-532: The town of Monchegorsk , located on the Monche-Guba inlet in the north-western part of the lake, is known as a centre of winter sports. During the summer, many residents enjoy boating on the lake, while in winter the frozen lake is popular with cross-country skiers . Apatity is located near the eastern shore of the lake, and Polyarnye Zori are on the Niva River a few kilometers below its outflow from

34-548: Is a town in Murmansk Oblast , Russia , located on the Kola Peninsula , 145 kilometers (90 mi) south of Murmansk , the administrative center of the oblast . Population: 45,361 ( 2010 Census ) ; 52,242 ( 2002 Census ); 68,652 ( 1989 Census ). The name of the town derives from Akkala Sámi word monče 'beautiful'. The name originally was intended for nearby Montshatuntur (Arctic Hill). It

51-514: The districts . As a municipal division , Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Olenegorsk Urban Okrug . All passengers trains on the St. Petersburg –Murmansk railway stop at Olenegorsk. The station also serves the nearby town of Monchegorsk, which itself has next to no passenger service, the Olenya airbase (a.k.a. Vysoky), a more remote Sami village of Lovozero , and

68-636: The iron ore strip mines and ore-processing facilities a few kilometers to the west of the Olenya station. At the same time, construction of a company town, originally also named Olenya, started between the rail station and the mines, to the west of the railway. In December 1949, it was granted work settlement status. By the March ;27, 1957 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of

85-793: The August ;10, 1981 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, the town of Olenegorsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction and subsequently several inhabited localities previously subordinated to Monchegorsk were transferred to Olenegorsk by the August 26, 1981 Decision of the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated as Monchegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory —an administrative unit with

102-710: The Barents Euro-Arctic region's environmental hotspots, though it noted that the problem was gradually being solved. Since 1998, SO 2 emissions in the Monchegorsk area have dropped by almost 60%, from 88.3 thousand tonnes to 37.3 thousand tonnes in 2016, according to Norilsk Nickel. The company launched a $ 20 billion environmental programme aimed at reducing emissions, modernising and closing down polluting facilities, as well as implement energy saving and lower energy consuming measures. Ethnic composition (2010): The bandy team Kolskaya GMK has played in

119-483: The RSFSR Decree, and several inhabited localities previously subordinated to Monchegorsk were transferred to Olenegorsk by the August 26, 1981 Decision of the Murmansk Oblast Executive Committee. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as Olenegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of

136-474: The Russian SFSR , the work settlement of Olenya was granted the status of a town under district jurisdiction, subordinated to Monchegorsk, and given its present name. The railway station, however, retained the name Olenya and was not renamed Olenegorsk until the 1980s. Olenegorsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction by the August 10, 1981 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of

153-750: The VTsIK Resolution of September 20, 1937, although no new district was formed. On October 10, 1937, Monchegorsk town council was subordinated directly to the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee. On December 21, 1937, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee again petitioned to create a new district with the administrative center in Monchegorsk. In a letter to the Leningrad Oblast Executive Committee and

170-491: The VTsIK, the Presidium noted that Kirovsky District has two developed but unrelated industrial centers—Kirovsk and Monchegorsk—with the latter having a larger population and being located 111 kilometers (69 mi) away from the former. The petition was again unsuccessful—when on February 10, 1938 the VTsIK adopted a new Resolution changing the administrative-territorial structure of Leningrad Oblast (of which Murmansk Okrug

187-407: The copper-nickel mining volume increased significantly, and, consequently, the area population grew as well. On February 19, 1937, the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned to create new Monchegorsky District by separating the town and its surrounding area from Kirovsky District and to grant Monchegorsk town status. As a result, town status was granted to Monchegorsk by

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204-615: The highest division of Russian Bandy League , last in 2010–2011. Their home arena has a capacity of 5000. [1] Since 2009 there is also a female team. [2] Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast Olenegorsk ( Russian : Оленего́рск , lit. reindeer mountain ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast , Russia , located north of the Arctic Circle , 112 kilometers (70 mi) south of Murmansk . Population: 23,072 ( 2010 Census ) ; 25,166 ( 2002 Census ); 35,584 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The railway station of Olenya ( Оле́нья )

221-609: The lake. Presently, Lake Imandra is only used by local residents for recreational boating. However, for several years in the 1930s, before the railway branch between Monchegorsk and the Leningrad-Murmansk mainline was built, Monchegorsk was connected to the rest of the country in summer by boat across Lake Imandra. Ferries from Monchegorsk would dock in Tik-Guba (today's Apatity ), on the main rail line. Monchegorsk Monchegorsk ( Russian : Мончего́рск )

238-583: The status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Monchegorsk Town with Jurisdictional Territory is incorporated as Monchegorsk Urban Okrug . Monchegorsk is a center of nickel cobalt and copper production (a Norilsk Nickel plant is located here). It also hosts the Monchegorsk air base of the Russian Air Force . The area surrounding the town is severely polluted. The Barents Euro-Arctic Council has listed Monchegorsk among

255-605: Was a part), Monchegorsk remained a part of Kirovsky District. Monchegorsky District was eventually formed on December 27, 1938. It existed until December 9, 1949, when by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Monchegorsk was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction, with the former district's territory passing into its subordination. By

272-565: Was established in the 1930s as the inhabited locality of Moncha-Guba ( Монча-Губа ), which served copper and nickel mining in the Monchetundra Massif . It was granted work settlement status and renamed Monchegorsk by the Resolution of the Presidium of All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on November 25, 1935. At the same time, it was transferred from Kolsky District to Kirovsky District . By 1937,

289-471: Was opened in 1916, with the construction of the Murman Railway . The station facilities, and the small settlement associated with the station were located to the east of the railroad. Their importance was somewhat increased in the 1930s, as Olenya became a junction for the railway branch to the newly built town of Monchegorsk some 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southwest. In 1949, work started on

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