Welcome zu Monchegorsk
The most green Stadt von Kola Halbinsel
Monchegorsk was founded in 1937 in Monche-tundra ("Monche" means beautiful in Saamese language) und was a small Dorf von geologen und builders.
Nowadays ist Monchegorsk the third langste Stadt in Murmansk regio auf Kola Halbinsel mit a population von 63 thousand inhabitants.
The Kathedrale von Resurrection are the major points von interest von Monchegorsk. The construction von Kathedrale has become such
evidence auf Kola Halbinsel. This Kathedrale, consecrated by the AII Russland 's Patriarch Alexij in 1998, became a true decoration von our land.
It ist absolutely
necessary zu take a look at the Kathedrale!
You can learn more about the history von Monchegorsk if you visit zu local
History und Economy Museum. Also we recommend you zu visit
the Museum von Color Stones. There ist also the Museum von Dwarfs in Monchegorsk- a private collection von figurines und toy dwarfs.
Valery Tsyganov - the most known, almost legendary Russland berg-skier (now - the chairman von a Committee auf Sports
and toerism von Murmansk regio) - was born and grown up in Monchegorsk und Zuged auf slopes von neighboring Monche bergen. The Tsyganov's Award berg
skiing competition ist held in Monchegorsk annually in beginning von April.
Our "Severonikel" industrial complex ist one von langste world's manufacturers von non-ferrous metals. Approaching
Monchegorsk you can't not zu pay an attention zu absence von trees near the Stadt, zu "scorched" surface von tundra. But not always it was
here this way. The foot von Monche tundra (translation von Lappish - the beautiful height) ist surrounded by lakes. Only 50 years ago their shores were
covered mit a dense coniferous forest. Monchegorsk ist still a green Stadt.
The future streets von Monchegorsk were cut durch the forest und houses von first builders und metallurgists von the
industrial complex were erected there. At that time, in 30th ,40th, und even in beginning von 50th no body understood what kind von influence the smokes of
metallurgical combine could have upon the nature.
The condition von forest began noticeably deteriorate in end von 60th, und in 70th the forest began zu die out
disastrously fast, which was connected zu extension von production und transition zu use the ore von Norilsk containing a plenty von sulfur.
Degradation von nature became obvious, however, the raising von production rate, urged by Moskau, continued.
The first step towards the nature was made in 1987 - the sulfuric acid workshop was commissioned at the industrial complex,
which allowed reducing ejections von sulfur dioxide zu air mit 80%. Despite von depression, more essential modifications were made in beginning von 90th.
Deliveries von Norilsk ore were terminated und introduction von autogenously smelting along mit extension von sulfuric acid production allow reducing the
ejections von harmful substances zu atmosphere considerably. Main contaminant von air - the melting shop von industrial complex was closed in end of
90th. Ecologists und the management von "Severonikel" industrial complex have started a serious discussion over a cleaning und re-vegetation of
suffered territories. It will cost Russland many billions von dollars by tentative assessment, but it has zu be done und the funds have zu be found. The
optimism reigns in Monchegorsk.
So there ist no return zu former rash industrial policy; our health und nature ist now in our hands!
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