Krymsk (; Adyghe: Хьэтуехьэблэ, Ḥătueḥăblă; ) is a

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Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and is administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the t ...

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. Population: 57,927 (2020),

History

It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and ''

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'' of Krymskaya (), named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. It was the first capital of the Greek Autonomous District, between 1930 and 1932. The ''stanitsa'' was granted town status and given its present name a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, however, retains the name ''Krymskaya''.

2012 floods

experienced a flash flood on July 7, 2012, after heavy rains. About of rain fell over the region. State television reported that it was an equivalent of three-to-four months' worth of rainfall in a typical year. In the hilly area, water formed torrents that rushed into towns. One of the worst known calamities in modern times in this region, the flood killed more than 150 people; 140 of the deaths occurred in Krymsk. Subsequently, the Russian government declared a day of mourning on July 9, 2012.

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-like waves of several meters were reported, although the nearest sea coast (that of the

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) is located about southwest of Krymsk,Russia floods toll rises to 152
''The Hindu''. Retrieved July 8, 2012. and there are mountains between Krymsk and the sea. The

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acknowledged that town authorities were aware of the rising waters at 10 pm on Friday night, but failed to notify the Krymsk residents of the approaching flood. Russian officials admitted this failure was a major error.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krymsk serves as the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Krymsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Krymsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. As a municipal division, the Town of Krymsk, together with the ''

khutor A khutor ( ; rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir (, ) is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single- homestead settlement.Verkhneadagum in Nizhnebakansky Rural Okrug of Krymsky District, is incorporated within Krymsky Municipal District as Krymskoye Urban Settlement.

Climate

Krymsk has a

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(

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''Cfa'').

Military

The town has an air base which is located to the north. The main fighter regiment at the base has gone through a series of re-organizations and re-designations:Michael Holm
393rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
accessed December 2012. *January 9, 2001: absorbed the 562nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, and renamed 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. *January 12, 2009 renamed 6972nd Guards Aviation Base. The base is now part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command.

Plant breeding

Krymsk is known for its experimental plant-breeding station, which holds important scientific collections of, among other crops, green peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines (eggplants), cucumbers, apples, plums, peaches, pears, apricots, strawberries, and melon. The station's

stone fruit In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pip'' (UK), ''pit'' (US), ''stone'', or ''pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed ...

and

quince The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yel ...

collections are the largest and most important in Russia or any part of the former

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. Of the 9,000 accessions of Prunus, about 5,000 to 6,000 are wild species and forms, 500 to 1,000 local varieties, and 2,000 to 3,000 cultivars and breeding materials. The station is also known for the creation of fruit-tree

rootstock A rootstock is part of a plant, often an underground part, from which new above-ground growth can be produced. It could also be described as a stem with a well developed root system, to which a bud from another plant is grafted. It can refer to ...

s, which are named after the town + a number (e.g. Krymsk 1, Krymsk 2, etc.)

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Populated places established in 1858 1858 establishments in the Russian Empire Greek communities in Russia