Severomorsk
Sign in to saveSeveromorsk (), known as Vayenga () until 18 April 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is situated on the coast of the Barents Sea along the Kola Bay northeast of Murmansk, the administrative centre of the oblast, to which it is connected by railway and a motorway. It is the main naval base of the Northern Fleet of Russia and the sixth largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle.
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Severomorsk is a closed Russian town on the Barents Sea coast that serves as the primary administrative and naval base for Russia's Northern Fleet. The town is strategically important as one of the largest cities in the Arctic Circle and is connected to the nearby city of Murmansk by railway and highway.
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- View of the Kola Bay in Severomorsk
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- closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Early settlement
- The founding of the Northern Fleet Base
- Severomorsk
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Cityscape
- Landmarks
- Politics
- Local government
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Industry
- Education
- Military
- Famous people
- Sister and partner cities
- References
- Notes
- Sources
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Severomorsk (), known as Vayenga () until 18 April 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is situated on the coast of the Barents Sea along the Kola Bay northeast of Murmansk, the administrative centre of the oblast, to which it is connected by railway and a motorway. It is the main naval base of the Northern Fleet of Russia and the sixth largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle.
==History== ===Early settlement=== The first settlement on the site of the current city was established between 1896 and 1897. It was named Vayenga (), after the river, the name of which itself comes from the Sami "vayongg", meaning a female reindeer. The settlers were engaged in hunting, fishing and cattle breeding. In 1917, only thirteen people lived in the settlement.