Kemerovo
Kemerovo is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin.
Population: 557,119 (2021 census); 532,981 (2010 census); 484,754 (2002 census); 520,263 (1989 Soviet census).
Getting to Kemerovo
- 01Kemerovo International Airport
Worth seeing
There are many museums and art galleries in Kemerovo, most of which are located in the city center. The grand Lenin's Square with the Lenin`s monument is a symbol of past Soviet times. Also you can find here a monument dedicated to miners who gave their lives working the region's mines.
Things to do
Skiing, snowboarding, bowling, pool, hiking, hunting, fishing. Also Disco and night clubs. Take a tour of the massive strip mine just outside Kemerovo, which fueled Russia's industrial revolution under Stalin's 5-year plan.
- 01Kemerovskiy Oblastnoy Teatr Dramy
- 02Park Pobedy Im
A park that may be of interest if you like walking around looking at relics of Russian military grandeur.
- 03Angels' Park
Where to eat
There are a great number of restaurants. Russian, sushi, European and others. Fast-food meal for 2 people will be around 300 руб. A restaurant meal for 2 people with beer or wine will be as much as 1000 руб.
Getting around Kemerovo the local way
- 121т Маршрутное такси № 121т: Ж/Д вокзал — Камышная — Мазурово — Ясногорский · УЕЗТУ
- 121т Маршрутное такси № 121т: Ясногорский — Ж/Д вокзал · УЕЗТУ
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