Small city The smallest city in the world in terms of area and population
Hum, Croatia (17 pax) Welcome to Croatia, home to the most Small town in the world at the moment, about which there is a corresponding note in the Guinness Book of Records. It is called Hum and is located in the central part of the Istrian peninsula, in the community of Buzet. It is inhabited by only 17 inhabitants (as of 2001).
As local old-timers assure, once Hum was built of stones in the valley of the Mirna River by giants. It was a very, very long time ago. Like it or not, we do not know, but the first mention of the city dates back to 1102 - at that time it was called the Hill (Cholm) - a word that was formed from the Italian solmo ("full"). Hum received the status of the city in the same 11th century. The largest number of inhabitants that has ever lived here is 300 people.
It is interesting that for many centuries Hum did not change and almost nothing has been built within the walls of its fortress since that time. However, there are attractions such as the Temple of St. Jerome, built in the 12th century. It is decorated with inscriptions, frescoes and even graffiti from the Byzantine era. In addition to it, there is another temple (of the Ascension of Mary), a shop, a cemetery and local restaurant Humska Konoba, which offers its specialties to tourists.
It has its own, rather unusual tradition of choosing the mayor of the city, which takes place in June. For this, the male half of the population cuts on a special rod. True, few people want to be a mayor, because the main population here is elderly people who always have a lot of problems. The mayor will have to solve them all.
Now Hum is very famous tourist centre. The funny thing is that he even has his own website at http://www.hum.hr/.
Buford, USA (1 person) 
However, Khum is still lucky, if we talk about the number of people living in it. In Bufard, located in the state of Wyoming (USA), now only one person lives! This is Don Sammons, a local resident who works here not only as a mayor, but also as a salesman in a local store, a janitor, a gas station... In general, there is plenty of work.
The township was founded in 1866 by General John Buford. At that time, at least 2,000 people lived in this place, who eventually left their native walls in search of a better life.
It is noteworthy that in 2012 Buford was sold at auction. Surprisingly, more than 900 thousand dollars were given for this strange settlement! The most interesting thing is that the buyers turned out to be two men from Vietnam, whose names have remained classified.
Rabstein, Czech Republic (20 people) 
Here's another one for you small town, whose hollow name sounds like Rabstein over Strsheloy (the last word translates as "arrow"). It is located 45 kilometers from a fairly large industrial center Pilsen.
Only one road leads to Rabshtein. Directly in front of the entrance is old bridge, which, according to local residents, although rebuilt several times, is still the oldest bridge built in the Czech Republic. Around the town are the remains medieval walls, there are many ruins, and the inhabitants themselves live in low one-, less often two-story houses. Interestingly, there is the only tavern here, which is designed mainly for tourists.
When exactly Rabshtein was founded, no one is able to say - there is no data. But the town is very beautiful. Local residents are slowly getting smaller, but there are more tourists - everyone goes to see the beauty.
Melnik, Bulgaria (366 people) 
Melnik is part of the Blagoevgrad region. At the beginning of the 20th century, more than five thousand people lived here, most of them were Greeks. It is worth noting that some residents were very famous people. For example, Anastasios Christomanis was a world famous chemist. In 1913, the entire Greek population was forced to leave the city.
Currently, Melnik is a nature reserve where traditional crafts are maintained. It is located among the mountains and looks truly fantastic in the photographs.
Kallaste, Estonia (920 people) 
Kallaste is located in the east of the country, right on the coast Lake Peipsi. Interestingly, the majority of the population is Russian, about 15 percent are native Estonians.
The town is very small and extremely beautiful. It was founded by Russian defectors in the 13th century. Then the second wave of resettlement took place - people fled from the church reform, which began in the 16-17 centuries.
Today the entire population lives on fishing, tourism activities are also flourishing.
Hum is the smallest city in the world. In general, this is a fortress city located in the central part of Croatia. The population of this city currently has only 17 people. Hum is listed in the Guinness King of Records as the smallest city in the world.
Hum is located on a hilltop, at an altitude of 349 meters above sea level, in the community of Buzet, which is 7 kilometers from Rocha and 14 kilometers southeast of Buzet. The first mention of the city of Hum dates back to 1102. Then it was called the Hill, which in Italian means full. It arose on the remains of a Roman settlement, in the 11th century it received the status of a city. In its best times, the population numbered up to 300 people.
Mine appearance the city of Hum acquired as early as the 11th century, and since then nothing has been built on its territory, that is, the city has not developed at all since the early Middle Ages. Today Hum has become one of the most popular tourist spots in Croatia. Despite the fact that this is the smallest city in the world, there are enough attractions here to spend several hours. 
If you get to the village of Rocha, and from there move to the city of Hum, you can get to the Glagolitic Alley. This alley with a length of more than 6 kilometers is located along the road connecting Rocha and Hum and is a road, on both sides of which there are monuments in the form of letters in the oldest Slavic alphabet Glagolitic. There are 11 monuments here that remind of the main milestones in the development of this ancient Slavic type of writing. The construction of the alley began on the initiative expressed at the Chakava Cathedral in 1976 and lasted from 1977 to 1983. 
The column of the Chakavian Parliament is a stone column, 2 meters high, erected in the form of the Glagolitic letter “C” and means “mind” or “reason”. The table of Cyril and Methodius is a three-legged table on which the words in the Glagolitic script "Table of Cyril and Methodius" are carved. Chair of Clement of Orchid - located under a huge oak tree and is a chair with a number of placed blocks, symbolizing the first Slavic university. The Glagolitic lapidarium is a stone wall carved with inscriptions taken from old letters found in different parts of the former Yugoslavia. Croatian Lutsedar - this monument is dedicated to the ancient Croatian encyclopedia Lutsedar and is a mountain on top of which lies a stone symbolizing a cloud - this is Mount Učka, touching the clouds. The monument of Gregory of Nin is a stone book on which alphabets are carved in Cyrillic, Latin and Glagolitic. The rise of the Istrian code of laws is a monument in the shape of the Glagolitic letter "L", which overlooks the path with sculptures along it, which form the name of the Istrian code of law, adopted in 1275. The Croatian Protestant Wall is a stone wall carved with the names of Croatian Protestants. Halt of Yuri Zhakon - this stone block symbolizes the Missal in the Glagolitic alphabet of 1483. The Monument of Resistance and Freedom consists of three stone blocks, symbolizing three eras: antiquity, the Middle Ages and the present. Located in front of the entrance to the city of Hum. The city gates of Hum are the city gates leading to the smallest city in the world, Hum, bound with copper and decorated with 12 medallions, symbolizing the months of the year. There are also inscriptions here that welcome those who come to the city with good intentions and threaten those who come here with evil intentions. 
The city is surrounded by walls, within the city walls there are two narrow streets, a small square, the Church of the Assumption of Mary, built in 1802, the Church of St. . Also in the city there is a shop, a tavern and a city cemetery, from which Byzantine history begins. The shop has a lot of souvenirs, and in the restaurant you can try homemade Biska cognac. Of the thirty residential buildings in the city of Hum, only seven are inhabited. This smallest city in the world has a mayor, where would a city be without him, as well as one policeman, one doctor, one firefighter and one judge.
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Surely, many users are often interested in a variety of facts of the world. Not only the most big cities in the world, but also small ones who have a small number citizens. Some cities are only two hundred miles away in the states. Today you can get acquainted with the rating smallest cities and states in the world.
10 Barbados
Barbados has total area 213 square miles and general population today is about three hundred thousand people. The city of Barbados is located on caribbean island close to eastern Antilles. Tourists from all over the world regularly come to Barbados, because this is beautiful place for relax.
9. Antigua
Antigua has a total area of two hundred square miles, and a total population of only two hundred thousand people. This city is recognized as independent, and it received its freedom thanks to Great Britain. Since 1981, Antigua has connected the three most big islands in our world and only border lines separate them. ninth among smallest cities in the world.
8. Andorra
The total area of Andorra is one hundred and eighty square miles. This city is under the control of the President of France. The city has a little less than 200 thousand inhabitants and only about twenty thousand inhabitants work in various industries that are associated with government organizations France, and accordingly it can be revealed that salaries there are very high.
7. Vatican
The Vatican is a very small city, and its area is about one hundred and fifty square miles per one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants. Mountains surround the city, as well as green miles, which are considered unique and breathtaking for tourists.
6. Maldives
According to experts, the area Maldives equals one hundred and forty square kilometers, and the approximate population is one hundred thousand inhabitants. Surely many people know that this island is located in Indian Ocean and here the inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture.
5. Malta
Malta is a tiny city that has a total area of 130 square miles, this area she got thanks to british war which took place in 1979. According to experts, fifty thousand people live in Malta. Despite its size, this city is very beautiful, and every tourist wants to visit it at least once.
4. Monaco
According to experts, it occupies one hundred and twenty square miles, and the population there is only 35 thousand people. This city is under the control of Greece, and in order to maintain an atmosphere of harmony, the government imposes its own rules and regulations for all citizens who live and earn differently.
3. Nauru
There are thirty thousand inhabitants in a state of one hundred square miles. The city of Nauru is considered to be one of the smallest cities in the world. Of course, the population is gradually increasing, as new people come to the city and stay there to live. This city gained its independence back in 198 and relies only on its natural resources.
2. Tuvalu
It is considered to be one of the most beautiful and unique cities of its kind in the world. Tuvalu has an area of fifty thousand square miles and thirty thousand inhabitants. This city is located in Ellis Island, and the environment surrounding this city is amazing. Most of the population of Tuvalu is engaged in fishing.
1. San Marino
The smallest city in the world. It is equal to twenty-five square miles, and the population is only twenty-five thousand. This city is located very close to the central part of Italy. This city, according to experts, still remains the most ancient and mysterious. Around San Marino are green lands, gardens, as well as unique waterfalls. A large number of tourists regularly come to this city, because this place can be called not only beautiful, but also calm.
12:33 am - 12 smallest cities in Russia
That is how many Russian cities have a population of less than 3 thousand people. Many villages and villages, not to mention the towns and southern villages, can boast of big amount people. But, nevertheless, the settlements about which will be discussed, have city status.
Consider the small cities in descending order. Let's start with the largest, so to speak, and end with the smallest. Population data is as of 2015. All photographs used in this publication are taken either from open sources or from Google panoramas. So...
1. Severo-Kurilsk. Population - 2448 people.
The city is located on the island of Paramushir. To Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - more than 1000 km, to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - more than 300.
Main street of Severo-Kurilsk 
The population is mainly engaged in the extraction and processing of fish and seafood. The local port is focused on this type of activity.
On November 5, 1952, Severo-Kurilsk was practically washed off the face of the earth by three tsunami strikes. More than 2,300 people died out of about six thousand who lived in the city at that time. The survivors were evacuated to Sakhalin, and Severo-Kurilsk was rebuilt.
City hospital of Severo-Kurilsk. 
2. Solvychegodsk ( Arhangelsk region). Population - 2217 people.
The city is located on the banks of the Vychegda River, 630 km from Arkhangelsk. Nearest towns: Kotlas (35 km), Koryazhma (12 km). The first mention of the city dates back to 1492. It was originally called Usolie or Usolsk, then Sol-Vychegodskaya. The name is associated with salt mines on a nearby lake. City status - since 1796
Solvychegodsk - mud and balneological resort. There are sanatoriums, including a children's one, and a balneo-mud treatment facility.
Solvychegodsk houses. 
3. Island ( Murmansk region). Population - 2065 people.
The city of Ostrovnoy has the status of a closed administrative-territorial formation (ZATO), associated with its location here military base Navy. It used to be called Gremikha, even earlier it was the village of Yokanga. City status since 1981
Base Gremikha for last years curtailed a significant part of its functionality, respectively, the population of the city of Ostrovnoy decreased sharply: from 14,000 in 1996 to a little over two thousand now.
The only connection with the "mainland" is provided by the motor ship "Klavdiya Yelanskaya", owned by ZATO Ostrovnoy. It covers the distance to Murmansk (360 km) in 14 hours.
4. Gorbatov ( Nizhny Novgorod Region). Population - 2049 people.
The city of Gorbatov was named after Prince Alexander Gorbaty-Shuisky, who owned it. It was first mentioned in documents in 1565, the status of the city - since 1779.
The city has a rope-rope and stitch-embroidery factories, a factory of souvenirs. For a long time, Gorbatov has been known for its spinning and rope crafts, and the production of fishing tackle.
Old houses of the city of Gorbatov. 
5. Cedar ( Tomsk region). Population - 2047 people.
The city of Kedrovy was founded in 1982 as a settlement of oil workers. City status received in 1987.
Most residents of Kedrovy work on a rotational basis at oil and gas producing enterprises. The city has no access to the land road network. Communication is carried out by helicopters.
Kedrovy was the last of the two-thousander cities. The rest don't even make it...
6. Ples (Ivanovo region). Population - 1984 people.
The city of Plyos is located on the right-bank hills of the Volga. The width of the Volga in the Plyos area is 650-700 meters. Nearest cities: Privolzhsk (18 km), Kostroma (71 km). Founded in 1410, received city status in 1925.
Plyos is a traditional place of rest and creativity. The most famous artists worked here - Repin, Levitan, F.Vasiliev, Savrasov. F. Chaliapin built himself a dacha here (in 1918 it was requisitioned by the Bolsheviks). The House of Creativity of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia is located in Plyos. Many films were filmed here, which was facilitated by the most picturesque surroundings.
7. Primorsk ( Kaliningrad region). Population - 1943 people.
Former name - Fischhausen. Primorsky has been called since 1947.
Many German-built houses have been preserved in the city. 
Old water tower. 
And this is what Fischhausen, the current Primorsk, looked like in 1920. 
8. Artyomovsk ( Krasnoyarsk region). Population - 1837 people.
Artyomovsk is located on the southwestern slopes of the Eastern Sayan, 380 km south of Krasnoyarsk, 12 km from railway station Koshurnikovo. Founded in 1700 as a settlement at the gold mines. Former names - Olkhovka, Olkhovsky (along the river Olkhovka). In 1939 he received the status of a city and modern name- in honor of the revolutionary Artyom. The city has enterprises for the extraction of gold, copper, silver.
Artyomovsk. Church. 
Artyomovsk. Mail. 
Artyomovsk. Fire Department. 
9. Kurilsk. Population - 1670 people.
Another city Kuril ridge among the smallest - Kurilsk, located on the island of Iturup, on the shores of the Kuril Bay Sea of Okhotsk. Main occupation local population- fishing, fish farming and fish processing.
The new airport communicates with Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. 
Kurilsk has a well-developed social infrastructure.
Kurilsk. Hospital. 
Kurilsk. New sports complex. 
Kurilsk. The swimming pool of the Palace of Culture and Sports, which opened in December 2015 
10. Vysotsk ( Leningrad region). Population - 1152 people.
Former name - Trongsund (until 1917), then Uuras (until 1948); then for a short time it was called "Petroostrov", and, finally, in 1948 it received its modern name - in honor of the Hero Soviet Union Kuzma Vysotsky, who died in these parts during the Soviet-Finnish war. Actually, as a result of this particular war, Vysotsk, together with nearby Vyborg, was ceded to the USSR. City status - since 1939
The city of Vysotsk is located on the coast Gulf of Finland 30 km from the city of Vyborg. The city-forming enterprise is Vysotsky sea port with coal and oil terminals.
11. Verkhoyansk (Republic of Sakha-Yakutia). Population - 1150 people.
Verkhoyansk is a city on the banks of the Yana River, founded in 1638 as a Cossack winter hut. It received city status in 1817. The nearest more or less large locality- Batagay village (3800 people) - located 92 km to the northeast. Verkhoyansk has always been sparsely populated. Maximum values the number of its inhabitants reached in 1998-2000: 2 thousand people, and since then their number has been steadily decreasing. It is understandable: the pole of cold!
The minimum temperature recorded in Verkhoyansk is -67.8 degrees. The maximum, by the way, is +37.3. But - people still live here! And not only people.
And the kids are growing up here. Here, a new school was recently built for them. 
AND cultural life in Verkhoyansk there is. 
And now - we have come to the climax of the story about the smallest cities in Russia. The undisputed leader of the rating, which did not even reach 1000 inhabitants, is ...
12. Chekalin ( Tula region). Population - 964 people.
The city of Likhvin was founded in 1565. In 1944, the city was renamed Chekalin in honor of the 16-year-old partisan Alexander Chekalin, Hero of the Soviet Union, who died in 1941. The nearest city is Suvorov (18 km). There is also a balneo-resort Krainka, 7 km from Chekalin. Works in Suvorov and Krainka most of able-bodied population of Chekalin.
In Chekalin there is a school, a kindergarten, a cultural center, an outpatient clinic, a post office, and several shops.
Chekalinskaya secondary school. 
Here it is - Chekalin, the smallest city in Russia. 
The concept of the city in our minds is clearly associated with wide streets, many houses and administrative buildings, bustling life, always hurrying residents, etc. Cities are often referred to as stone jungles for a reason. But not all of them correspond to this name. The smallest city is sometimes inferior in size to a village. Let's get to know these unique places our planet.
The smallest city in the world, included in the Guinness Book of Records for its size, lurks in Croatia. It can be found a few kilometers from Buzet, in the central part of Istria. The population of the town barely reaches twenty people. This group of people has its own mayor, doctor, law enforcement officer, fireman and judge. Despite its size, Hum is the center of tourism in Croatia. There are only two roads in Hum, one of them always goes up (the town itself is located at an altitude of more than three hundred meters). Previously, the town looked different, its appearance changed in the 11th century. At that time, only one row of houses was built here. Now Hum can be proud of its own restaurant, two churches, a shop and, of course, a cemetery. As in other towns locals carefully observe their traditions. For example, the annual mayoral election ceremony is quite remarkable. It is called the "fool's election", since among the inhabitants it is rarely possible to find those who want to take such a respectable post because of the same respectable age.
The smallest city-state is, as you know, in Rome. Despite the very small area (0.4 square kilometers), the Vatican is quite a significant state international level. Pilgrims and travelers from all over the world flock here every year. The residence of the Pope of Rome is also located here, as well as the governing bodies of Catholics. The Vatican hid behind walls built in the Middle Ages and protecting the city from all sorts of attacks.
This city-state has a lot to offer tourists. Various churches, many museums and palaces - all this pleases the eye. And the Vatican Gardens have earned the fame of the most remarkable in the world, although they occupy a tiny territory. It takes only twenty laborers to keep them in such excellent condition. central part The gardens are decorated with the Galleon Fountain, which is a mini-copy of the ship of the same name.
A walk along the perimeter of the glorious city will take more than an hour time. state border stretched for three kilometers. But at the same time there are many buildings that are inaccessible to tourists.
Every traveler who has visited the Vatican considers it his duty to visit Historical Museum, who collected a huge collection of weapons, including ancient sabers and muskets. It is impossible not to visit St. Peter's Cathedral, which is distinguished by its impressive size, that any church in Europe can easily “hide” in it. Here you can enjoy works of art created by Michelangelo and Raphael. Under the dome of the cathedral, which is open to anyone, there are two ways: a staircase and an elevator. Even climbing the stairs (it takes about 30 minutes), you can have a great time, and in the end enjoy the panorama of the Vatican and Rome.
Directly in front of the cathedral is the eponymous oval square, in the center of which there is an obelisk. It appeared here in the 1st century thanks to Gaius Julius Caesar. Later, the square was decorated with fountains. It was here, in these places, that the apostle Peter died as a martyr.
One of the smallest and cozy towns England is called Wells, which got its name from mineral springs. Today there are three of them, and you can find them in the Bishop's Palace and Market Place. The town is located in the county of Somerset, in the Mendip district. This is almost the smallest settlement that has received the status of a city. About 11 thousand inhabitants live here. Wells became a city thanks to Elizabeth II, who "gave" it this status at the end of the last century.
There are three main streets in Wells where you can find shops, restaurants and hotels. Located in the city center gothic cathedral attracting hundreds of tourists. It was built back in the 12th century; before it, there was also a cathedral built in the 1st century. A special attraction of Wells is the Bishop's Palace, protected by a moat. It houses the seat of the Bishop of Wells and Bath. The palace is partly open to visitors, who can walk in the gardens and admire the two springs.
According to Wikipedia, this status was earned by the capital of Ingushetia, Magas, with only 271 inhabitants. But it turns out that these data have long been outdated, and more than 2.5 thousand people live in Magas. Currently, the smallest town in our country can be safely called Chekalin, Tula region. Its population, according to the latest data, does not even reach a thousand inhabitants.
It is difficult to say why such a small settlement, which can be crossed up and down in half an hour, is called a city. And there are no special attractions in it. central square, which has a monument to the hero of the USSR Alexander Chekalin, the Holy Vvedensky Church, the Chekalin Museum - these are, perhaps, all the memorable places.
Once the town had a different name (Likhvin) and was a fortification on the border Russian Federation. According to historians, this name was “given” to him by the Tatars, who noted the resilience and heroism of the local population. The first mention of the settlement dates back to the 16th century. Over the years, the fortress "grew" to a district town with a pier, in which there were several churches, cathedrals, as well as four manufactories. Two of them functioned after the Great Patriotic War but they were soon closed.
The young population of Chekalin, in search of work and a better life, leaves for big cities Therefore, older people are more likely to be found here. But Chekalin, to some extent, also attracts immigrants from neighboring countries.
