Mariinsk

Mariinsk () is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Kiya River (Ob's basin), northeast of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 39,700 (1972).

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Mariinsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Мариинск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Rabochaya Street 12 Mariinsk.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Rabochaya Street in Mariinsk
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: top
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Mariinsk-herb.png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Kemerovo Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Mariinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Mariinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Mariinsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town

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History
Administrative and municipal status
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==History== It was founded in the 18th century as the village of Kiyskoye (). In 1856, it was granted town status as Kiysk and renamed Mariinsk after Empress Maria, consort of Alexander II, one year later.