Dalnegorsk (russian: Дальнего́рск, lit. ''far in the mountains'') is a

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Name

It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 as Tetyukhe (russian: Те́тюхе; ; literally meaning "river of

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s"), until it was renamed in 1973 as part of a campaign to change any Chinese-derived place names in Primorsky Krai.

History

The settlement of Tetyukhe was founded in 1897, with the founding of a

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and

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mine by Swiss immigrant Julius Brynner. Brynner's son Boris maintained the right to mine on the site until 1931, one of the longest-running private enterprises in the

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. Boris Brynner's son

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later became a famous actor in the

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In 1930, Tetyukhe was granted

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status. The settlement was renamed in 1973, along with the Tetyukhe River which was renamed Rudnaya, from the Russian word "" meaning "ore". Town status was granted to Dalnegorsk on August 31, 1989.https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%A1_%D0%A0%D0%A1%D0%A4%D0%A1%D0%A0_%D0%BE%D1%82_22.09.1989_%E2%84%96_12666-XI

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated as Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #161-KZ As a municipal division, Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug.Law #164-KZ

Economy

Most population of the town is employed by two industrial enterprises: JSC '' Bor'' and JSC '' Dalpolimetal''. Established in 1965, ''Bor'' is the world's largest specialized chemical enterprise. Due to the unique deposits of commercial minerals found in the district, and the high technologies applied, ''Bor'' successfully operates in the world market and is included in the list of

's forty most prospective enterprises. Three-quarters of its production is exported to the

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, Japan, Australia,

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, China, and other countries in

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and

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. ''Dalpolimetal'', established in 1897, produces 58% of Russia's lead. Two-thirds of its production is exported to Japan, China, and South Korea. Despite the highly developed industrialization of Dalnegorsk, over 90% of the territory under its jurisdiction is covered with

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and mixed broadleaf forests, both of which attract nature tourism enthusiasts. However, Dalnegorsk residents suffer from serious lead poisoning from an old

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and the unsafe transport of lead concentrate from the local lead mining site. This led the

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to declare Dalnegorsk and neighboring Rudnaya Pristan in the top ten of worst polluted places on earth. However, according to Anatoly Lebedev, leader of the ecological

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Ecologists of Primorye Territory (Russia) surprised at listing Rudnaya Pristan among the most polluted places in the world
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Transportation

Dalnegorsk is connected by road to

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(517 km). The nearest railway station (in Chuguyevka) is located from Dalnegorsk. The nearest sea port is from the town at Rudnaya Pristan.

Politics

On October 19, 2006, three days before the elections, Dmitry Fotyanov, the mayoral candidate from the

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party who came second in the initial round of elections,Mosnews.com News
''Contender's Murder Leads to Canceled Elections in Russia's Far East''
/ref> was gunned down from fire of a Kalashnikov assault rifle fire.

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.
Mayoral candidate killed in Dalnegorsk
The weapons were located by the police in a minivan that was blown up near the offices of the local newspaper soon after the murder.

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.
''Election murder in Russian town''
/ref> The run-off election was called off as both remaining candidates agreed to stand down. The United Russia party called Fotyanov's death a "political murder".

Alleged UFO incident

Mount Izvestkovaya, also known as Height 611, is located in Dalnegorsk. It is the place of the alleged Height 611 UFO incident of 1986.

Notable residents

* Yuriy Shatalov (born 1963), football player and coach *

Daniil Yarusov Daniil Sergeyevich Yarusov (russian: Даниил Сергеевич Ярусов; born 25 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk and FC Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk. Club career He made his debu ...

(born 2001), football player

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Dalnegorsky Urban Okrug

Dalnegorsk Business Directory

Website of Dalnegorsk Central Town Library

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