Location: Vorkuta
Northwestern District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
Administrative status (as of October 2011)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Komi Republic
Administratively subordinated to: town of republic significance of Vorkuta
Administrative center of: town of republic significance of Vorkuta
Municipal status (as of October 2011)Urban okrug: Vorkuta Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Vorkuta Urban Okrug
Administration Manager: Igor Gurlev
StatisticsPopulation (2010 Census): 70,548 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 224th
Time zone: MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded: January 4, 1936
Town status since: November 26, 1943
Postal code(s): 169900
Dialing code(s): +7 82151
Website: xn--80adypkng.xn--p1ai/english/
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The 6 Best Things to do in Vorkuta, Northwestern District
September 18, 2021 Randal Brittian
Vorkuta (Russian: Воркута́; Komi: Вӧркута, Vörkuta; Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner") is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the Usa River. Population: 70,548 (2010 Census); 84,917 (2002 Census); 115,646 (1989 Census).
1. Zapolyarny Drama Theater
2. Republican Exhibition Hall
3. Abandoned Village Rudnik
4. Komi Republican State Puppet Theater
5. " 67 ПАРАЛЛЕЛЬ "
Проводим экскурсию в городе Воркута по местам бывшего Воркутлага .Узники были вынуждены осваивать труднодоступные земли, добывать уголь , строить железные дороги и целые города. Воркутлаг — один из крупнейших ИТЛ в системе Главного управления исправительно-трудовых лагерей, трудовых поселений и мест заключения (ГУЛаг). .
6. Vorkuta Museum of Local Lore
Lenina ul., d. 38, Vorkuta 169906 Russia +7 821 514-31-36 http://www.museum.ru/M1251
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