| En name | Zima |
|---|---|
| Ru name | Зима |
| Coordinates | 53°55′N 102°03′E |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Adm city jur | Town of Zima |
| Adm ctr of 1 | Ziminsky District |
| Adm ctr of 2 | Town of Zima |
| Inhabloc cat | Town |
| Urban okrug jur | Ziminskoye Urban Okrug |
| Mun admctr of 1 | Ziminskoye Urban Okrug |
| Mun admctr of 2 | Ziminsky Municipal District |
| Pop 2010census | 32508 |
| Established date | 1743 |
| Current cat date | 1925 |
| Postal codes | 665382–665393 |
| Dialing codes | 39514 |
| Website | https://zimadm.ru |
Zima (Rus: Зима, lit. 'Winter'; bua: Зэмэ, Zeme) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Oka River. Population:
Geography
The town is situated on a low-lying plain, heavily water-logged. The Zima River joins the Oka in the town's vicinity.[citation needed]
Climate
The local climate is extremely continental; air temperature varies between −45 °C (−49 °F) in winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in summer.[1]
History
The village of Staraya Zima (Ста́рая Зима́) on the present site of the town was established in 1743.[citation needed] In 1772, its population began to grow more quickly due to the construction of a horse-tract from Moscow which crossed the Oka River. Until the 1900s, Zima remained a roadside, mainly agricultural village.[citation needed]
In 1898, the Trans-Siberian railway was built through the village and a railroad station was opened. Town status was granted to Zima in 1925.[1]
Post-war Lithuanian deportees were buried in two of the town's graveyards: that of Ukhtuy village[2] and the town itself.[3]
Zima's population remained at around 40,000 from the 1960s until 1990; however, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the associated economic crisis, the population decreased by around 15% during the 1990s.[citation needed]
The town is the birthplace of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, a Russian poet, the author of the biographical poem "Zima Station".[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zima serves as the administrative center of Ziminsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[citation needed] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Zima[5]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the Town of Zima is incorporated as Ziminskoye Urban Okrug.[6]
Economy
Zima's economy relies mainly on timber production and railway-related services.[citation needed]
Transportation
The town has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with commuter trains to Irkutsk and Tulun. The M53 Federal highway (Krasnoyarsk–Irkutsk) passes through Zima.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Alexander Zaïd - one of the founders of the Jewish defense organizations Bar Giora and Hashomer.
References
Notes
- ^ "General Information" (in russian). Ivanovo Oblast. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ https://en.mapofmemory.org/38-32
- ^ https://en.mapofmemory.org/38-31
- ^ Law #49-OZ
- ^ Charter of Irkutsk Oblast
- ^ Law #85-oz
External links
- Official website of Zima (in Russian)
- Zima Business Directory (in Russian)
- Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Zima (in Russian)
- Zima Station. Yevgeny Yevtyshenko's poem about his home town (in Russian)