Krasnaya Polyana
human settlement in Resort Town of Sochi (municipal formation), Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Krasnaya Polyana is a human settlement located in the Resort Town of Sochi within Russia's Krasnodar Krai region. It matters primarily as part of Sochi's infrastructure, serving the area's resort and tourism economy.
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Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Krasnodar Krai
- Settlement okrug selsoviet
- Krasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug
- Elevation
- 533 m (1,749 ft)
- Total
- 4,598
- Estimate 2013
- 4,666 ( +1.5% )
- Subordinated to
- City of Sochi
- Capital of
- Krasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug
- Urban okrug
- Sochi Urban Okrug
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
- Dialing code
- +7 8622
- Oktmo id
- 03726000056
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Article
Krasnaya Polyana (Russian: Кра́сная Поля́на, IPA: [ˈkrasnəjə pɐˈlʲanə]; Abkhaz: Гәбаадәы, Gwbaadwy; Adyghe: Ӏаткъуадж, ‘atquaj, Greek: Κράσναγια Πολιάνα) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Krasnopolyansky Settlement Okrug, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Adlersky City District of the City of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: 4,598 (2010 census); 3,969 (2002 census); 3,300 (1989 Soviet census). Rosa Khutor ski resort near Sochi, is in the valley at center, and the runs are visible on the shadowed slopes on the left-hand side of the valley
Located in the Western Caucasus, it is home to the new Rosa Khutor alpine ski resort, with a base elevation of 560 meters (1,840 ft) along the Mzymta River, 39 kilometers (24 mi) from its influx into the Black Sea in Adlersky City District of Sochi. The lift-served summit climbs to 2,320 meters (7,610 ft), giving a vertical drop of over a mile at 1,760 meters (5,770 ft). The resort hosted the Alpine and Nordic events of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, having previously hosted World Cup alpine events from February 2012, two years earlier.