Magnitogorsk

Worth seeing in and around Magnitogorsk

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

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   2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse

   On 31 December 2018, at approximately 6:02 a.m. local time, an apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, partially collapsed.

   3.8 km · deadly apartment building collapse attributed to a gas explosion · Wikipedia
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   Magnitnaya

   Magnetic Mountain, or Magnitnaya Mountain, is a mountain on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals on the left bank of the Ural River. It is administratively located in the city of Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast.

   9.3 km · mountain in Chelyabninsk Oblast, Russia · Wikipedia
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   Arena Metallurg

   Arena Metallurg is an indoor sporting arena located in Magnitogorsk, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 and was built in 2006.

   2.7 km · ice hockey indoor stadium in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia · Wikipedia
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   Rear-front Memorial

   The Home Front to Front Memorial is a bronze and granite monument located in the city of Magnitogorsk, Russia, sculpted by Lev Golovnitsky and drawn by Yakov Belopolsky. It is considered the first part of a triptych that tells the story of the "Victory Sword": the Sword, forged by the metallurgists of Magnitogorsk, was then raised by the Motherland in Stalingrad and lowered after the Victory in Berlin.

   3.8 km · Monument in Magnitogorsk, Russia · Wikipedia
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   Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University

   Magnitogorsk State Technical University is located in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Though it was established from merging branches of higher educational institutions in Ural in 1932, it was officially declared only in 1934, as Magnitogorsk Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

   5.5 km · University in Magnitogorsk · Wikipedia
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   Magnitogorsk State University

   Magnitogorsk State University was a university in Magnitogorsk, Russia, founded on 1 October 1932. In 2013–2014, it was merged into the Magnitogorsk State Technical University and ceased its existence as a separate entity.

   3.1 km · Russian University · Wikipedia
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   Romazan Ice Sports Palace

   Romazan Ice Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Magnitogorsk, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 3,700 and was built in 1992.

   2.7 km · indoor sporting arena in Magnitogorsk, Russia · Wikipedia
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   First tent monument in Magnitogorsk

   "The First Tent" is the monument at the Sverdlov Square in Magnitogorsk, Russia dedicated to the first builders of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, which is colloquially known as Magnitka. The official name of the monument is "The memorial sign 'The Tent of the First Builders of Magnitka'".

   5.3 km · Monument in Magnitogorsk, Russia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

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   The Rear-front Memorial

   A bronze and granite monument sculpted by Lev Golovnitsky and drawn by Yakov Belopolsky.

From Wikivoyage: Magnitogorsk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

There are three theatres: Pushkin Drama Theatre (the oldest in the city), the Opera and Ballet House, and the Puppet Theatre.

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   Metallurg Magnitogorsk

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Getting to Magnitogorsk

Airports

Magnitogorsk (MQF), 18 km · Ufa (UFA), 244 km · Kurchatov Chelyabinsk (CEK), 267 km

• Ufa → Magnitogorsk

  242 km · quickest by road, 6h 10m · ₽1,190–1,580
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• Chelyabinsk → Magnitogorsk

  251 km · quickest by road, 5h 28m · ₽1,120–1,490
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• Yekaterinburg → Magnitogorsk

  398 km · quickest by air, 5h 2m · ₽5,740–8,900
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