Magnitogorsk and Vicinity Page
Магнитогорск и окрестности
(ММК, Абзаково, Банное)
Magnitogorsk and Vicinity Page
Магнитогорск и окрестности
(ММК, Абзаково, Банное)
A view of the city from the Central Bridge
A video about Magnitogorsk with the song in Russian
Unique fountains of Magnitogorsk
The city of
Magnitogorsk (
Magnetic Mountain City )-
(1),
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(4) is located at
the edge of the Southern Ural Mountains The transition from steppe to mountainous
wooded areas is laden with a unique mix of aromas and a wide variety of flora
and fauna.
in the Chelyabinsk
Region (Oblast) of Russia.
The city itself is quite industrialized, being dominated
by the massive MMK Steelworks (photo).
In 2002 the MMK and another big plant of Magnitogorsk - (“Magnitogorsk Steel and Wire
Works” - MMMZ(rus))
organized a holding and in 2003 another big plant with deep metal processing manufacturing
- MKZ(rus) was included in the
holding MMK-METIZ as well.
See photos of the complex
a munument of worker transfering a sword to a soldier was erected in the city on the bank of the Ural River .
Because the construction of Magnitogorsk
was connected with a great "fusion" of many nations
there was a fusion of
different cultures and religions in the city as well.
The main confession here
is Orthodoxy, but the Islam has a big deal here too ( photo ).
Another confessions and communities are few
in number but Buddhism has his Center in Magnitogorsk.
Also there is a Jewish community.
In 2004 a new Christian Orthodox Church was opened and in 2005 a new Mosque
was opened as well (photo) .
Except traditonal holidays the Tatar and Bashkir Sabantuy holiday (see Wikipedia)
is very popular in Magnitogorsk
(see photos in a paper (rus)).
Though the city is quite industrialized
there are many popular recreational areas in the rolling wilderness
which begin in Eastern Bashkiria (photo)
The main recreational places are at 40-60km train or car ride from Magnitogorsk.
The local forests are principally composed of birch, larch, and
pine.
The most popular site of rest and recuperation
in the summertime is Bannoe Lake, famous for its "jasper banks" (Kusimovo)
and for the
"Jubilee" complex .
And in winter it is
Abzakovo which has been visited several times by the President Putin) .
It has fairly well kept ski-lifts and tree-lined slopes of medium difficulty and a
season lasting from November until April.
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Text by Leonid Ototsky ->email
Photos: L.Ototsky, G.Gusev and G.Bondarenko
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