Severomorsk

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.

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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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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Severomorsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Североморск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Североморск Вид на залив.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: View of the Kola Bay in Severomorsk
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Severomorsk (Murmansk oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Severomorsk (Murmansk oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Murmansk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: closed administrative-territorial formation of Severomorsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Severomorsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Severomorsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Mayor
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Alexander Abramov
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 50060
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 319th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1896-1897
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date: 18 April 1951

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Official website

Официальный сайт ОМСУ муниципального образования ЗАТО г.Североморск

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Североморск
Population: 43394
Area: 60
Elevation: 31
Official website: www.citysever.ru
Image: Вид на улицы Сгибнева и Сафонова в Североморске.jpg
Dialing code: 81537

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Commons category: Severomorsk
inception: 1896-01-01
postal code: 184606
native label: Северомо́рск
name: Ваенга

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Contents

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
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==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.