Dalnerechensk
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The town of Dalnerechensk (Russian: Дальнереченск) is located in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 45.94° North, 133.72° East (The World Gazetteer). It was founded by Cossacks in 1895 and quickly became a timber center due to the large pine, fir and spruce trees in the area. The town is located on flat land with small hills. The water-meadow of the Bolshaya Ussurka River with numerous lakes and channels is located in the North-Western part of the town. The territory of the town is crossed by the Malinovka River. One can see the spurs of the Sikhote-Alin ranges from any point of the town in clear weather. There is Salskaya Hill which is an extinct volcano towering on the coats of the Bolshaya Ussurka. Closeness of the taiga and the mineral springs, Lastochka and Shmakovka, numerous lakes and rivers, an abundance of sunny days and a quiet measured life of the town make Dalnerechensk a tourist attraction.
The majority of the monuments in the town are devoted to the events of the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922 and World War II. There is a memorial in the town where the frontier-guards, who died in 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict on Damansky Island, are buried.
Mean annual temperature in the town is +1.5°C (34.7°F). Temperature in July is +20.7°C (69.3°F), in January -17.7°C (0.1°F).
Mass media of Dalnerechensk include Udarny Front newspaper and Commercial TV.
The economy of the town is mainly represented by woodworking enterprises, such as JSC Primorsky DOK, JSC Dalnerechensky Lesokombinat, Cooperate Plant, and others.
- Founded in 1895.
- Population: 30,200 people (in 2003).
- Area: 108 km² (50 mi²).
- Telephone area code is 42-356 (or 256 if you call from inside of Primorsky Krai).
- Means of connection with Vladivostok: railroad or automobile (approximately 10 hours trip).
- Highway distance to Vladivostok: 430 km (292 mi).ru:Дальнереченск