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Country	Russia
Region	Primorsky Krai
Population	606 589
Area code	7 (42 32)
Postal Code	690000–690999
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Vladivostok - city in Russia, capital city Primorsky Krai. It has over 600 thousand. residents.

Characteristic

History

On June 20 (July 2), 1860 the Vladivostok harbor was established; 2 years later, officially named the port. From 1880 the city. From 1888, the capital of the Coastal District. Established in 1899, the Far Eastern University has become a regional forge of educated industrial and administrative staff. In 1903, a railway connection with Moscow was established. It soon became the most important Russian port in the Pacific Ocean.

He actively participated in the 1905 Revolution. Conquered by the Bolsheviks in December 1917, and in April 1918 by the landing of Japanese, English and American troops. The final victory of the Bolshevik troops took place in 1922 after the army of the Far East Republic under the command of I.P Uborewicz had been seized by the army. In November of the same year, he was incorporated into the Russian Federal SSR. Prison ships departed from the port to Magadan. In 1974, a meeting between Leonid Brezhnev and Gerald Ford on the SALT system was held here. Until 1991, it was a city closed to foreigners. Currently, Vladivostok is increasingly visited by tourists, mainly from Japan and China. In 2012, the city hosted the APEC Summit. Vladivostok is the industrial center of the Russian Far East. Fish processing, electromechanical industry, shipbuilding, production of mining machines. The base of the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet. Far Eastern Federal University, maritime school, Academy of Arts combining the conservatory, the school of acting and the school of painting. Opera. Philharmonic. Three theaters. Several museums including the sightseeing and fleet museum.

Position

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Geographic location: 43 ° 06'59.4 "N 131 ° 53'48.1" E.

Vladivostok is located on the southern edge of Primorsky Krai, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, a part of the Pacific Ocean, approx. 50 km from the Sino-Russian border, and also approx. 120 km from the Korean-Russian border.

The city of Vladivostok covers the area of the Muraviv-Amur Peninsula, including the village of Trudovoye, as well as the Peschany Peninsula and about 50 islands of Peter the Great Bay (of which the area is only 6 square kilometers: Russian, Popova, Rejneke, Rikorda, Szkota and Jelena). It stretches for approx. 30 km along the north-south axis and approx. 10 km from east to west (without the Piesczany Peninsula) and is surrounded by the waters of the Amur Bay and the Ussurian Bay, separated by the Eastern Bosphorus, whose branch is the main road that cuts into the peninsula the city's waterway - the narrow bay of Złoty Róg. The total area of the municipal district is 561.54 km². Vladivostok is characterized by a highly undulating topography with hills up to 199 m above sea level. (according to other data^[which?] 214 m above sea level).

The city's river network is poorly developed and is limited to small rivers and streams. The most important watercourses include the following rivers: Objasnienia, Piewaja Rieczka, Wtoraja Rieczka, Siedanka and Bogataja - all, except for the Objaseniemja river, flow from east to west and feed the Zat. Amurska. In addition, retention reservoirs have been created on the Siedanka and Bogata rivers.

The distance between Vladivostok and Moscow in a straight line is 6340 km, by rail - 9288 km. Distances to other cities in the region: Pyongyang - 680 km, Seoul - 750 km, Tokyo - 1060 km, Taipei - 2200 km, Bangkok - 4400 km, Singapore - 5400 km, Darwin - 6180 km.

Vladivostok belongs to the Vladivostok time zone UTC 10.

Drive

By plane

Vladivostok airport is located 44 km north of the city. It has direct connections, among others With Moscow, Seoul, Irkutsk and Beijing.

By train

Vladivostok is the final destination Trans-Siberian Railway.

By car

The city is situated close to the end of two national roads.

By bus

By ship

Catholic cathedral

Communication

Worth seeing

Railway station from 1912, the end station of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Museum of the submarine S-56
The sightseeing museum of Arsienjew, depicting the nature of Primorsky Krai
Vladivostok Fortress Museum - numerous coastal works
Museum of Border Protection Forces
Catholic cathedral
Funicular railway leading to the hills, where you can see the entire panorama of the city
Oceanarium
Monument to Admiral Stepan Makarov

Nearest neighborhood

It is worth seeing south of the city Russian island.

work

Science

Shopping

Cafes and restaurants

Burger King,
Nevinnyye Radosti Restaurant,
Tokyo Kawaii Restaurant,
Pizzeria M Pizza.

Parties

Accommodation

Prices per night for 1 person: Private accommodation - room 1 person 56 euro, 2 people 39 euro, Hotels ** or *** - room 1 person 77-85 euro, 2 people 40-49 euro / source: [1] /. In the summer season, early booking is recommended, at least two months before the stay.