Yuzhno-Kurilsk settlement, Sakhalin region

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Yuzhno-Kurilsk(until 1946 - Furukampu, Jap.) - an urban-type settlement located on the Kunashir Peninsula (in the south of the Kuril Islands), on the shores of the South Kuril Strait. It is the administrative center of the South Kuril city district of the Sakhalin region of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the administrative-territorial division of the Country rising sun, disputing the ownership of the southern Kuril Islands, including the island of Kunashir, including the area of ​​Yuzhno-Kurilsk, is formally included in the Kunashiri district of the Nemuro district of the governorate of Hokkaido to the Land of the Rising Sun.

In 2010, the population of the village was 6,617 inhabitants.

Population

Story

Development of Kunashir

The history of the village is connected with the history of the Kuril Islands as a whole. In the Russian Federation, the Kuriles became known for the first time after the campaigns of I. Yu. Moskvitin and his associates, after which N. I. Kolobov in 1646 spoke about the Ainu - local residents Kuriles, and also the campaign of V.V. Atlasov in 1697. According to Japanese sources, Fr. Kunashir became known to Russians later than other islands Kuril ridge [source not specified 1008 days] .

As a consequence of this, the Kuriles, Sakhalin and Hokkaido are mastered jointly by Russians and Japanese. By the end of the XVIII century. Russian settlements of exiles and volunteers appeared on the Kuriles. Also, along with the settlements of the Ainu (“hairy”), Japanese trading posts and fortified points with military garrisons were founded. In 1769, the centurion Ivan Cherny received news that the inhabitants of the land of the rising sun live in Kunashir, where they have a city with a fortress and a permanent garrison on their far shoulder blade.

Japanese settlement

Weakened by the Crimean War, in 1855 Our Fatherland signs the Treaty of Shimoda and gives the Land of the Rising Sun part of the South Kuriles, including the Kunashir Peninsula. The Japanese predecessor of Yuzhno-Kurilsk - the village of Furukamappu - was located in the northeastern corner of the bay of the same name. In the village, together with the adjacent villages of Okinokotan and Isoyanbetsu, there were 50 houses. There was a post office with a telegraph and shops. During the Japanese administration (1855-1945), other settlements were founded on the peninsula.

Foundation of the village

Kunashir was occupied by Russian troops on September 1, 1945 as a result of the Kuril landing operation. A company of an automatic battalion of the 113th rifle brigade of the 87th rifle corps of the 2nd Far Eastern Front landed near Furukamappu, the commander of the Japanese battalion was waiting for them with a white flag on the shore: the garrison stationed there capitulated without a fight. On February 2, 1946, the peninsula was included in the Yuzhno-Sakhalinskaya (in this moment Sakhalin) region of the USSR, the village of Yuzhno-Kurilsk was founded. From the composition of the 113th rifle brigade on the peninsula, the 1st apparatus of the South Kuril City Executive Committee and all civil authorities were completed. The first chairman of the district executive committee was the battery commander of the artillery division, Captain Babukhadia.

After the liberation, active construction began with the forces of the Russian military and Japanese prisoners of war, who were kept in a separate camp on Kunashir. The Japanese were fed the same ration as the Russian fighter. The prisoners wore their uniforms with insignia, were divided into platoons and companies with their commanders at the head, walked in formation, strictly observed discipline and order in accordance with the regulations of the Japanese army (if this did not cause harm to the Russian side).

By decision Russian government All Japanese population in the summer of 1947, it was repatriated from the Kuril Islands to Japan, to Hokkaido. By that time, almost all immigrants and seasonal workers from various regions of the Russian Union had arrived in the Kuriles. The fisheries of Kunashir and Shikotan began to increase their production and increase the response.

After the tsunami of 1953, Yuzhno-Kurilsk and almost all communal facilities were rebuilt at a level of about 30 m above the previous one and received the name of the "new area". In the aftermath, such as the 1994 earthquake in the high seas east of Hokkaido, new buildings also suffered enormous damage, residential and other buildings were again built on a new site.

After a period of uncertainty and decline in the 90s, largely caused by discussions about the transfer of the southern Kuril Islands to the Land of the Rising Sun, Yuzhno-Kurilsk gradually begins to revive. The federal program for the development of the Kuril Islands involves important investments in the airport, roads and other facilities on the peninsula.

On September 11, 2011, Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, held a meeting in Yuzhno-Kurilsk with the administration of the Sakhalin Region, where issues of ensuring the safety of the region, the progress of construction of civil and border infrastructure facilities were discussed, issues of safety during the construction and operation of the port mooring complex in Yuzhno-Kurilsk were discussed. Kurilsk and the reconstruction of the Mendeleevo airport.

Attractions

• Orthodox church Life-Giving Trinity, built in 1999. Dismantled in 2011, a new temple is being built in its place (2012).
• The Orthodox Temple in the name of All Saints, who shone in the Russian land, is located in the building of a former cinema.
• South Kuril Museum of Local Lore.
• Neolithic site of an old inhabitant of our planet on the left bank of the Alekhin River (2000 BC).
• An obelisk monument in honor of the liberation of the island, on which it is written: “Russian troops landed in this area in September 1945. Historical justice was restored: the original Russian lands - Kurile Islands liberated from the Japanese militarists and forever reunited with the Motherland - Russia.
• The surroundings of the village and the entire area as a whole are known for their rich nature, volcanoes, lakes, thermal hot springs ( Hot Beach etc.) and other natural attractions.

Industry

The village is primarily engaged in the extraction and processing of fish. There are medium-sized fish processing and fishing companies PKF Yuzhno-Kurilsky Fish Processing Plant LLC and Delta LLC, as well as a number of smaller companies: Ptliv LLC, Sandy LLC, etc.

CJSC Energia Yuzhno-Kurilskaya and MUE Yuzhno-Kuril Electric Networks carry out the construction and operation of the Mendeleev GeoTPP with a capacity of 1.8 MW (up to 3.4 MW in the future), and a heat supply station GTS-700 (with a thermal capacity of 17 Gcal /h or 20 MW). In the future, it is planned to almost completely transfer Yuzhno-Kurilsk to geothermal heat supply and abandon expensive coal and diesel fuel deliveries.

OAO Kuril Mining and Geological Company, located in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, is engaged in geological exploration and mining of precious metals at gold mining sites in the Sakhalin Region.

Transport

Regular air transportation on the flight Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Yuzhno-Kurilsk is carried out by Sakhalin Airways OJSC to the Mendeleevo airport, located 15.5 km south-west of Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Flights are operated 4 times a week by An-24 aircraft Flight duration - 1 hour 40 minutes.

Sea passenger and cargo flights between Sakhalin and Yuzhno-Kurilsk are carried out by CJSC MK Sakhalin-Kurils on the motor ships Marina Tsvetaeva (removed from the runway) and Igor Farkhutdinov; enterprise "Yuzhno-Kurilsky Docker", which is still implementing marine transportation passengers and cargo between the islands of Kunashir and Shikotan on the ships "Nadezhda" and "Druzhba". With Vladivostok, cargo flights are carried out by the company "Kvinta" by the ships of m/v "Burlak", m/v "Rice", with a frequency of once every 10 days. The pier built in 2011 on the site of the fish factory allows large and medium-sized vessels to moor instantly to the shore, avoiding raid unloading. The building of the sea station is under construction, the completion of the work plan. in 2012

Connection

Active mobile connection operators MegaFon (the main coverage of the island), MTS, BeeLine. In some parts of the island, there is a mobile connection of the neighboring Japanese island Hokkaido.

Climate

The climate of Yuzhno-Kurilsk is monsoonal. This is one of the least contrasting settlements in the Russian Federation in terms of annual temperature fluctuations. Due to influence Pacific Ocean the warmest months are August and September, with July being only the third. Winter is much milder than at the same latitudes on the mainland, the coldest month is February. From May comes the monsoon, which lasts until December with a peak in September.

• Average annual temperature - +5.1 C°
• Average annual wind speed - 4.9 m/s
• Average annual air humidity - 82%

Ainu settlement

On September 11, 2011, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolay Patrushev held a meeting in Yuzhno-Kurilsk with the leadership of the Sakhalin Region, where issues of ensuring the security of the region, the progress of construction of civil and border infrastructure facilities were discussed, security issues were considered during the construction and operation of the port mooring complex in Yuzhno-Kurilsk and reconstruction of the Mendeleevo airport.

Physical and geographical characteristics

The South Kuril urban district belongs to the regions of the Far North. Municipality located on the Kunashir Island of the Greater Kuril Ridge and the islands of the Lesser Kuril Ridge. Preserved in the area untouched nature with unique representatives of flora and fauna, however, the development of tourism is hindered by poor infrastructure and the remoteness of the region from civilization. There are plans to attract tourists.

The South Kuril urban district has, in the north, maritime boundaries with the Kuril urban district, and in the south it borders on Japan by sea. The village is located in an earthquake-prone area. The probability of strong earthquakes is rather high. Currently, construction is carried out using special technologies that allow buildings to withstand earthquakes up to 8 points on the MSK-64 scale [ ] .

Administrative device

Yuzhno-Kurilsk forms the Yuzhno-Kurilsky urban district, which includes the village of Yuzhno-Kurilsk and the villages of Otrada, Dubovoye, Golovnino, Mendeleevo, Lagunnoye, Krabozavodskoye, Malokurilskoye. The territory of the district is 1856.09 km².

Timezone

Yuzhno-Kurilsk, like the entire Sakhalin Region, is located in the time zone designated by international standard as the Middle Kolyma time. The offset from UTC is +11:00 (from October 26, 2014 to March 27, 2016 it was +10:00). Relative to Moscow time, the time zone has a constant offset of +8 hours and is designated in Russia, respectively, as MSK + 8.

Population

The urban-type settlement of Yuzhno-Kurilsk is the largest settlement on the Kuril Islands.

National composition

Attractions

• Orthodox Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, built in 1999. Demolished in 2011, a new church was built in its place.
• The Orthodox Temple in the name of All Saints, who shone in the Russian land, is located in the building of a former cinema.
• Yuzhno-Kurilsky District House of Culture
• South Kuril Central Regional Library named after A.K. Mandrik
• Neolithic site ancient man on the left bank of the Alyokhina River (2000 BC).
• Monument-obelisk in honor of the liberation of the island, on which it is written: “In September 1945, a landing of Soviet troops landed in this area. Historical justice was restored: the original Russian lands - the Kuril Islands - were liberated from the Japanese militarists and forever reunited with the Motherland - Russia.
• The surroundings of the village and the entire area as a whole are known for their rich nature, volcanoes, lakes, thermal hot springs (Hot Beach, etc.) and other natural attractions.
• Devil's finger, located in the village of Otradnoe.
• Cape Stolbchaty, included in the list of objects cultural heritage UNESCO

Industry

In the village, they are mainly engaged in the extraction and processing of fish. There are medium-sized fish processing and fishing enterprises LLC "PKF Yuzhno-Kurilsky fish processing plant" and LLC "Delta", as well as several smaller enterprises: LLC "Priliv", LLC "Sandi", etc.

ZAO Energia Yuzhno-Kurilskaya and MUE Yuzhno-Kurilskiye Electricity of the net» construct and operate the Mendeleevskaya GeoTPP with a capacity of 1.8 MW (up to 3.4 MW in the future) and the heat supply station GTS-700 (with a thermal capacity of 17 Gcal/h or 20 MW). In the future, it is planned to completely transfer Yuzhno-Kurilsk to geothermal heat supply and abandon expensive coal and diesel fuel deliveries.

OAO Kuril Mining and Geological Company, located in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, is engaged in geological exploration and mining of precious metals at gold mining sites in the Sakhalin Region.

Transport

Regular air transportation on the flight Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Yuzhno-Kurilsk is carried out by Avrora Airlines to Mendeleevo Airport, located 15.5 km south-west of Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Flights are scheduled four times a week in winter and five times a week in summer with Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft. Flight duration - 1 hour 20 minutes. Flights are often delayed or canceled due to weather and technical conditions.

Sea passenger and cargo flights between Sakhalin and Yuzhno-Kurilsk are carried out by the Sakhalin-Kurils company on the motor ships Igor Farkhutdinov and Polaris. Handling of passengers and cargo is carried out at the pier, built in 2011 as part of the federal target program"Socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands (Sakhalin region) for 2007-2015". Commissioning of the new building of the sea station is planned for 2013. Municipal Unitary Enterprise "South Kuril Docker" carries out sea transportation of passengers and cargo between the islands of Kunashir and Shikotan on the ships "Nadezhda" and "Druzhba". Cargo traffic with Vladivostok is supported by the company "Kvinta" by the ships "Burlak" and "Rice", once every ten days. Also, cargo delivery is carried out by vessels of the Multifreight line: Vladivostok-Sakhalin-Kurils.

On January 12, 2016, for the first time in the history of the village and the island, it began its work public transport: seven bus routes . All of them are suburban and are served by PAZ buses owned by Garantiya LLC.

Connection

Urban phone numbers five-digit. The main operator of fixed telephony is the Sakhalin branch of OAO Rostelecom. There are three operators in the city cellular communication WCDMA(3G): MegaFon, MTS and Beeline.

Climate

The climate of Yuzhno-Kurilsk is monsoonal. This is one of the least contrasting settlements in Russia in terms of annual temperature fluctuations. Due to the influence of the Pacific Ocean, the warmest months are August and September, with July being only the third. October is warmer than June. Winters are much milder than at the same latitudes on the mainland (but summers are noticeably cooler), the coldest month being February. From May comes the monsoon, which lasts until December with a peak in September.

Yuzhno-Kurilsk is equated with the regions of the Far North, although mean annual temperature above some areas of Central Russia.

• Average annual

Yuzhno-Kurilsk (until 1946 - Furukamappu, Ain. Furukamappu, Japanese 古釜布) is an urban-type settlement located on Kunashir Island (in the south of the Kuril Islands), on the shores of the South Kuril Strait. Administrative center Yuzhno-Kurilsky urban district of the Sakhalin region of Russia. Population - 7777 people. (2018). The history of the village is connected with the history of the Kuril Islands as a whole. In Russia, the Kuriles first became known after the campaigns of Ivan Yuryevich Moskvitin and his associates, after which Nekhoroshko Ivanovich Kolobov in 1646 spoke about the Ainu - local residents of the Kuriles, as well as the campaign of Vladimir Vasilyevich Atlasov in 1697. After that, the Kuriles, Sakhalin and Hokkaido are mastered jointly by Russians and Japanese. By the end of the 18th century, Russian settlements of exiles and volunteers appeared in the Kuriles. Also, along with the settlements of the Ainu (“hairy”), Japanese trading posts and fortified points with military garrisons were founded. In 1769, centurion Ivan Cherny received news that the Japanese were living in Kunashir. The predecessor of Yuzhno-Kurilsk - the Ainu village of Furukamappu, which in Ainu means "place of trade, exchange" - was located in the northeastern corner of the bay of the same name. In the village, together with the adjacent villages of Okinokotan and Isoyanbetsu, there were 50 houses. There was a post office with a telegraph and shops. During the Japanese administration (1855-1945), other settlements were founded on the island. Kunashir was occupied by Soviet troops on September 1, 1945 as a result of the Kuril landing operation. A company of an automatic battalion of the 113th rifle brigade of the 87th rifle corps of the 2nd Far Eastern Front landed near Furukamappu, the commander of the Japanese battalion was waiting for them with a white flag on the shore: the garrison stationed there capitulated without a fight. On February 2, 1946, the island was included in the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (now Sakhalin) region of the USSR, a Russian settlement was founded, the name of which - Yuzhno-Kurilsk - was given by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of June 5, 1946. From the composition of the 113th rifle brigade on the island, the first apparatus of the South Kuril City Executive Committee and all civil authorities were completed. The first chairman of the district executive committee was the battery commander of the artillery division, Captain Babukhadia. After the liberation, active construction began by the forces of the Soviet military and Japanese prisoners of war, who were kept in a separate camp on Kunashir. The Japanese were fed the same ration as Soviet soldiers. The prisoners wore their uniforms with insignia, were divided into platoons and companies with their commanders at the head, walked in formation, strictly observed discipline and order in accordance with the regulations of the Japanese army (if this did not harm the Soviet side).

It does not have the status of a city, it is an urban-type settlement, but in terms of the degree of development it is he who is the capital of the Kuriles. And its population (7 thousand people) exceeds the total population of more northern cities (~ 2500 people in Severo-Kurilsk and ~ 1750 people in Kurilsk).

The population mainly lives on seafood, plus customs and border guards, plus military base. Behind last years a small but sure tourist stream has also formed here. Only about a thousand people a year, but the locals say that this is not only enough, but that more is not needed. Otherwise, they will start to hurt each other with their elbows - after all, local natural attractions are designed for small groups.

Surprisingly, there are quite a lot of freshly renovated houses, asphalting roads, building geothermal power plant. There are several hotels in the city. Of course, they are not five-star resorts with pools and spas - they are just modest two-story houses, but freshly renovated, quite decent and clean inside.

Separately, about the local city restaurant. We decided to visit this establishment for dinner, but we were dissuaded, explaining that they go to the restaurant after dinner and solely for the purpose of a plentiful libation. In general, the desire somehow immediately disappeared. It turned out - not in vain! In the cafe integrated into our hotel, every evening we had a gourmet marathon with a predominance of local marine life: the freshest scallops the size of a palm, some unimaginable size (and taste!) Shrimps, freshly caught crabs. Well, about I generally keep quiet.

What else about the city?

The car park here is no longer as brutal as in the north - a lot of cars are spinning along the roads. In general, I noticed that the further south, the life in the Kuril Islands becomes more civilized, calmer or something. Many even have dachas here! And the roads were quite tolerable, both on Iturup and Paramushir combined. Perhaps the climate is just getting milder - it's easier to live.

In the center of the city there is a new Orthodox church. It looks great, alas, I haven’t been inside, they don’t open so early. Many balconies have satellite dishes. New residential areas are being built. The purely urban romance is broken by a cow peacefully nibbling grass at the entrances and around the cars. Some grandmother, out of habit, gives her the city to be torn to pieces every morning.

In different parts of the city, a police picket was seen several times - checking documents, “come on, breathe,” “is the insurance in order?” etc. The driver immediately explained to us that the picket was incorruptible and was doing the right thing - as soon as he took it, the whole village would immediately recognize the whole city.

And although Yuzhno-Kurilsk is built on an imposing hill, the threat of a tsunami is remembered and vigilant here.

There is an airport not far from Yuzhno-Kurilsk. New building, one runway. Almost every day (this is on schedule, in fact, as the weather permits) there are flights to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Despite this, the locals still prefer sea transport (if not a storm). Yes, not as fast, but reliable and cheaper. And on the way, you can good peopleпознакомиться:)

That's all about the cities of the Kuriles, they just don't exist anymore. There will be another collection of the most successful photos - a little later. Stay on our wave! :)

Vladimir, I’ll digress a bit from Moscow for you;)

Yuzhno-Kurilsk(until 1946 - Furukamappu, Jap. 古釜布 ) - an urban-type settlement located on the island of Kunashir (in the south of the Kuril Islands), on the shores of the South Kuril Strait. The administrative center of the Yuzhno-Kuril urban district of the Sakhalin region of Russia.
The ownership of the southern Kuril Islands, including the Kunashir Islands, including the territory of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, is disputed by Japan. According to the administrative-territorial division of Japan, locality formally incorporated into Kunashiri County, Nemuro District, Hokkaido Governorate of Japan.
The history of the village is connected with the history of the Kuril Islands as a whole. In Russia, the Kuriles first became known after the campaigns I. Yu. Moskvitina and his associates, after whom N. I. Kolobov in 1646 talked about the Ainu - the local inhabitants of the Kuriles, as well as the campaign V. V. Atlasov in 1697
After that, the Kuriles, Sakhalin and Hokkaido are mastered jointly by Russians and Japanese. By the end of the XVIII century. Russian settlements of exiles and volunteers appeared on the Kuriles. Also, along with the settlements of the Ainu (“hairy”), Japanese trading posts and fortified points with military garrisons were founded. In 1769, the centurion Ivan Cherny received news that the Japanese were living in Kunashir, where they had a city with a fortress and a permanent garrison on their far shoulder.
Weakened by the Crimean War, in 1855 Russia signs Shimodsky treatise and gives Japan part of the South Kuriles, including the island of Kunashir. Japanese predecessor of Yuzhno-Kurilsk - a village Furukampu- located in the northeast corner of the bay of the same name. In the village, together with the adjacent villages of Okinokotan and Isoyanbetsu, there were 50 houses. There was a post office with a telegraph and shops. During the Japanese administration (1855-1945), other settlements were founded on the island.
Kunashir was occupied by Soviet troops September 1, 1945 as a result of the Kuril landing operation. A company of the machine gun battalion of the 113th rifle brigade of the 87th rifle corps of the 2nd Far Eastern Front landed near Furukamappu. On the shore, the commander of the Japanese battalion was waiting for them with a white flag: the garrison stationed there capitulated without a fight. On February 2, 1946, the island was included in the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (now Sakhalin) region of the USSR, the village of Yuzhno-Kurilsk was founded. From the composition of the 113th rifle brigade on the island, the first apparatus of the South Kuril City Executive Committee and all civil authorities were completed. The first chairman of the district executive committee was the battery commander of the artillery division, Captain Babukhadia.
By decision of the Soviet government, the entire Japanese population summer 1947 was repatriated from the Kuril Islands to Japan, to Hokkaido. By that time, many migrants and seasonal workers from different regions Soviet Union. The fisheries of Kunashir and Shikotan began to increase their production and increase their returns.
After the 1953 tsunami, Yuzhno-Kurilsk and many municipal facilities were rebuilt at a level about 30 m above the previous one and received the name of the "new area". After the 1994 earthquake in the high seas east of Hokkaido caused great damage to new buildings, residential and other buildings were again built in a new place.
After a period of uncertainty and decline in the 90s, largely caused by talk about the transfer of the southern Kuril Islands to Japan, Yuzhno-Kurilsk is gradually starting to revive. The federal program for the development of the Kuril Islands involves significant investment in the airport, roads and other facilities on the island.

Attractions
* Orthodox Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, built in 1999. Dismantled in 2011, a new temple is being built in its place (2012).

* The Orthodox Temple in the name of All Saints, who shone in the Russian land, is located in the building of a former cinema.

* South Kuril Museum of Local Lore.
* Neolithic site of an ancient man on the left bank of the Alekhin River (2000 BC).
* A monument-obelisk in honor of the liberation of the island, on which it is written: “In September 1945, a landing of Soviet troops landed in this area. Historical justice was restored: the original Russian lands - the Kuril Islands - were liberated from the Japanese militarists and forever reunited with the Motherland - Russia.

The surroundings of the village and the entire area as a whole are known for their rich nature, volcanoes, lakes, thermal hot springs (Hot Beach, etc.) and other natural attractions.

Industry
In the village, they are mainly engaged in the extraction and processing of fish. There are medium-sized fish processing and fishing enterprises (“PKF Yuzhno-Kurilsky fish processing plant”, “Delta”, “Priliv”, LLC “Sandy”, etc.)
CJSC Energia Yuzhno-Kurilskaya and MUE Yuzhno-Kuril Electric Networks are building and operating the Mendeleevskaya GeoTPP with a capacity of 1.8 MW (up to 3.4 MW in the future), and a heat supply station GTS-700 (with a thermal capacity of 17 Gcal / h or 20 MW). In the future, it is planned to completely transfer Yuzhno-Kurilsk to geothermal heat supply and abandon expensive coal and diesel fuel deliveries.
PJSC Kuril Mining and Geological Company, located in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, is engaged in geological exploration and mining of precious metals at gold mining sites in the Sakhalin Region.