Stepantsminda
Sign in to saveStepantsminda (; formerly Kazbegi, ) is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of the Kazbegi Municipality.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Stepantsminda
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Townlet
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Stepantsminda 09.23.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Stepantsminda in September 2023
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Georgia#Georgia Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 280
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Stepantsminda in Georgia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Mkhare
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kazbegi
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,326
- Settlement.timezone
- Georgian Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1,740
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- Attractions and sport facilities
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- Border crossing point to Russia
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Stepantsminda (; formerly Kazbegi, ) is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of the Kazbegi Municipality.
==Etymology== Stepantsminda was named after a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan, who constructed a hermitage at this location, as well as advising people to relocate a little bit south in order to avoid the effect of regular snow avalanche.