Shelekhov (city)

Geographical position

Shelekhov is located in the south of the Irkutsk region, in the valley of the Irkut and Olha rivers, 18 km (between centers) or 7 km (between borders) from Irkutsk and 75 km from Lake Baikal . The territory of the city is about 3100 hectares .

Timezone

Shelekhov is located in the time zone , denoted by the international standard as Irkutsk Time Zone . The offset relative to UTC is +8: 00. The difference with Moscow time is 5 hours. Time in Shelekhov is one hour ahead of geographic time .

Relief

The city is located on the Irkutsk-Cheremkhov plain , the geological structure of which belongs to the Jurassic period . The relief territory consists of the foothills of the Baikal-Patom Highlands . 10 kilometers south of Shelekhov is a line of tectonic disturbances. The seismic hazard here is about 7-9 points on the Richter scale . The marginal deflection refers to the Precambrian folded platform.

The average height of Shelekhov above sea level is about 460 meters . The length of the city from east to west is 7 km (excluding the village of Chisty Klyuchi ) and from north to south - 5.8 km.

Climate

The climate of Shelekhov is not much different from Irkutsk. Observations of the local weather station summarize a slight difference in temperature by an average of 3 degrees Celsius. So, in winter in Shelekhov it is colder by 2-4 degrees, and in summer - on the contrary it is warmer than in Irkutsk . This is due to the Angara waters, which give their heat to Irkutsk in winter, and cool slightly in summer.

Vegetation

The city has two large landscaped boulevards, several alleys and two parks: Central City and the First microdistrict. Flora is represented by various shrubs , larch and coniferous trees. Basically, it is a birch and a spruce . Also found are maple , lilac , Apple tree , wild pear and bird cherry . In the springtime and summer alleys and parks, you can find snowdrops and the main symbol of the Shelekhov coat of arms - frying . In the suburbs and on the slopes of the Olkhinskaya Mountain, small red flies grow, curly lily, pencil lily , real slipper, spotted slipper , large-slipper , lily of the valley , Kuril tea and other flowers, medicinal herbs, mushrooms .

Shelekhov belongs to the plain territory of vegetation, where subtaiga pine and larch-pine (from Siberian larch) forbs are dominated. The soil cover is sod-humus-carbonate.

Ecological state

The source of air pollution in the region of the M55 federal highway, which passes through Shelekhov, is the Irkutsk Aluminum Plant (a branch of RUSAL Bratsk LLC in Shelekhov), which is located one kilometer from the city.

There are observation points for water and air quality in the city. There are various treatment facilities , including industrial and domestic wastewater .

Fauna

The fauna in the city is mainly represented by several species of birds ( swifts , gray pigeons , sparrows , blue magpie), amphibians ( lizards , field mice) and others. Less common are squirrels , chipmunks , woodpeckers , partridges , wild ducks , muskrats .

Etymology

The city of Shelekhov is named after the Russian Columbus, a traveler, explorer, navigator, merchant and founder of the Russian-American company Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov . At the same time, the name of the city is written Shel ehov, and the surname is often used as Shel and hov. This is due to the fact that there is no consensus on the correct spelling of the surname. Grigory Ivanovich himself signed the documents in both versions.

1953-1961

The foundation date for the city of Shelekhov is May 1953 , when the first six tents were erected by the builders of the Irkutsk Aluminum Plant , employees of the Irkutskalyuminstroy Trust (IAS). However, more often this year is used as the first mention of a settlement, since then the village was called the abbreviation of the plant - IrkAZ. According to Giprogor , it was planned to create a city with a population of 100,000 people ^[3] . The first inhabitants of the workers' village were people from the villages of Olha , Markov , Vvedenskaya , the village of Big Meadow . In memory of the first builders, a memorial “First Tent” was erected near the factory building. This building is a monument of reinforced concrete in the form of a tent.

On March 30, 1954, a commission of builders accepted temporary use of residential buildings of the K-7 type. In the fall, a film installation began to work, which scrolled up to 16 films a week ^[4] . In October, the first 10 Komsomol members arrived at the construction of IrkAZ. By the end of the year, 2,148 m² of living space were commissioned; the first quarter of the future city was laid ^[5] .

Initially, the location of residential buildings was on a quarterly basis. Currently, the city is represented by several blocks and microdistricts. The city also has many horticultural partnerships.

The first kindergarten was opened on September 15, 1955 , and in December the construction site and the village received constant electric lighting from the power grid.

January 25, 1956, the village of builders of IrkAZ gets the name "working village Shelekhov" ^[6] . Two months later, elections were held in the Shelekhovsky village council of workers' deputies .

On the night of June 16-17, 1956, the first batch of Komsomol members from Orel arrives at the workers' settlement.

1962-1990

January 27, 1962 Shelekhov received the status of a city. The city was actively landscaping, each year 30-35 thousand m2 of housing was introduced. About 30 times the city of Shelekhov was awarded the first place in the All-Russian competitions for the best work on the improvement and sanitary maintenance of the city. ^[7]

1991 - present

In 1993, the Shelekhovsky district was formed with an administrative center in the city of Shelekhov.

As of January 1, 2019, in terms of population, the city was on 332 place out of 1115 ^[21] cities of the Russian Federation ^[22] .

Territorial division

The structure of the Shelekhov city settlement includes the city of Shelekhov, which is divided into quarters and neighborhoods (without the formation of administrative units):

1. First quarter;
2. Second quarter;
3. Third quarter;
4. Fourth quarter;
5. Fifth quarter;
6. Sixth quarter;
7. Seventh quarter;
8. Eighth quarter;
9. Ninth Quarter;
10. Tenth quarter;
11. Eleventh quarter;
12. The eighteenth quarter;
13. Twentieth quarter;
14. Thirtieth quarter;
15. The first microdistrict;
16. Third microdistrict;
17. Fourth microdistrict;
18. Central microdistrict
19. Railway station neighborhood;
20. Individual Village;
21. Village Forest.

Emblem

In the early 90's, the city administration of Shelekhov held a competition for the best coat of arms, in which Victor Shargin won. The coat of arms was adopted by the Decree of the head of administration Vladislav Pozdnyak "On the approval of the coat of arms of the city of Shelekhov" dated April 3, 1992 .

Coat of arms symbols: the symbol of the place is the Siberian flower fry , the symbol of the name is the fishing schooner " Galiot ", the symbol of the land of Irkutsk is Strong babr , the blue color is the color of the sea and dreams of a clear sky above the city, the orange color is the color of pure gold, the color of wealth and nobleness of people, red is the color of struggle, freedom, anxiety, white is the color of purity of thoughts, silver is the color of honor and dignity.

• Non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises: Russian Aluminum United Company ( Irkutsk Aluminum Plant , Silicon CJSC, SUAL-PM LLC).
• Machine-building plants: OAO Irkutskkabel , OAO Shelekhovsky RMZ, OAO Irkutskagroremont.
• Construction: OOO Stroygrad Production and Construction Company, East Siberian Plant of ZhBK OJSC, Stroitel LLC, VSEM LLC, Photon LLC, ElectroService LLC, ShelekhovElektroTekhMontazh LLC

The volume of shipped goods of our own production, work and services performed on our own in manufacturing industries in 2009 amounted to 23.63 billion rubles.

In the center of the city are the Yunost movie theater , the Metallurg Palace of Culture and Sports.

The hockey team Stroitel was created under the Irkutskalyuminstroy trust. In the major league of the championship of the USSR, she spent one season 1968/1969 (30 matches, 8 wins, 2 draws, 20 losses; goals - 44: 103). Leading players - V. Elizarov, O. Katin , V. Kolesnikov, A. Komaritsyn. It was disbanded after the 1968/1969 season in connection with the dissolution of the Irkutskalyuminstroy trust.

During the women's world hockey championship in Irkutsk on February 25, 2012, the Canada-USA match (1-0) took place at the Stroitel stadium.

The 34th 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship was held in Russia from January 26 to February 2, 2014 in four groups (two groups in tournament A and two in tournament B). 13 matches of this tournament took place at the Stroitel stadium, including the final of Group B. Five years later, the next world hockey championship is planned in the same city.

Urban transport

The city has a well-developed system of urban transport, in which mainly fixed-route taxis operate . The fare on city routes (as of April 2019 ) is 15 rubles .

Routes:

• 1 3rd micro-district - Bus station - Cinema "Youth" - Micro-district Railway Station - IrkAZ ;
• 2 IrkAZ - Privokzalny microdistrict - Polyclinic - 20th quarter - Bus station - 4th microdistrict - Irkutskkabel plant;
• 3 4th micro-district - Bus station - Siberia - Polyclinic - 20th quarter - Bus station - 4th micro district;
• 4 4th microdistrict - Bus station - Yunost movie theater - Goncharovo - Polyclinic - 20th quarter - Bus station - Central microdistrict - Civil registry office - 4th microdistrict;
• 5 Individual Village - 4th microdistrict;
• 6 (summer route) 4th microdistrict - Individual Village - Shelekhovskie Lakes ;
• 8 4th micro-district - Lesnoy village.
• 10 4th microdistrict - Bus station - 20th quarter - 11th quarter - Tax - Polyclinic - Siberia - Floral - Bus station - 4th microdistrict

About 80% of the route transport is represented by Gazelle cars. All routes are served by private enterprises, there is no municipal transport in the city.

Intercity transport

Transportation from Shelekhov to other cities and towns of the district and region is carried out from the bus station, as well as from other city stops.

Routes Shelekhov - Irkutsk :

• 107 (307) 4th microdistrict - NI ISTU ;
• 114 Baklashi village - 4th micro-district - Central Market;
• 119 Bus station - Circus ;
• 120 4th micro-district - Bus station;
• 126 Railway Station Microdistrict - Central Market.
• 316 Bus Station - Airport (across the New Bridge)
• 321 4th micro-district - DS "LABOR" (back across the New bridge)
• 333 4th micro-district - Central Market
• 334 Bus Station - Central Market (across the New Bridge)

Other long distance routes:

• 102 Clinic - Introduction ;
• 103 Bus station "- Olha ;
• 103а Bus station - Big Meadow (Lower road);
• 104 Bus Station - Clean Keys ;
• 105 Bus station - Big Meadow (Upper Road);
• 112 Bus station - Smolensk ;
• 222 Bus station - Shamanka .

Light Rail

As part of the development of the Irkutsk agglomeration and the Big Irkutsk program, it is planned to connect Shelekhov, Irkutsk and Angarsk with light rail lines.

Railway transport

The Trans-Siberian Railway passes through Shelekhov, there are two railway stations: Shelekhov in the village of Individual and Goncharovo in the Privokzalny microdistrict. Since the Shelekhov station does not have a station building, the main passenger and transportation services are carried out via Goncharovo.

Automobile transport

Shelekhov is located along the Kultuk tract (section of the federal highway M55 "Baikal" ). It connects the city with the regional center (in the northeast) and Baikal (in the south).

Five kilometers from the city, the construction of the Irkutsk bypass road was completed , which significantly reduces the route from Shelekhov to Meget , Angarsk and the Irkutsk microdistrict of Novolenino . It connected the federal highways M53 and M55 , which allowed to bypass the already busy streets of Irkutsk and the Kultuksky tract in Shelekhov ^[23] .

In Shelekhov itself, road transport moves briskly, there are no traffic jams . There are several taxi services in the city. The average price of a trip around the city is 60 rubles.

Distance (between borders) to some cities of the Irkutsk region :

• Irkutsk - 7 km;
• Angarsk - 52 km;
• Kultuk - 73 km;
• Slyudyanka - 82 km.

Air Transport

Air transportation is carried out through the international airport of Irkutsk , which is located 26 km from the center of Shelekhov. A new airport project is being prepared, with which it is planned to connect Shelekhov by regular bus ^[24] .

Education

Incidents

• On December 22, 1992, a large fire broke out at the Irkutskkabel plant, which spread over more than 17,000 m². Several dozens of vehicles arrived from nearby cities of the region. The flame was extinguished for more than a day, a few more days flooded with smoking structures - toxic products smoldered there: ( paint , cable ). As a result of the emergency, firefighters received various diseases, 102 people became disabled , and 12 died ^[25] .
• February 2, 2010, an explosion occurred in one of the buildings of OJSC SUAL-PM . As a result of the fire , one person died, two were injured, but refused to be hospitalized. An environmental threat loomed over the city, and Irkutsk seismologists at that time recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 3 on the Richter scale ^{[26] [27]} . As it turned out later, the SUAL-PM administration did not comply with fire safety standards at the plant ^[28] .

Healthcare

Cemetery

In Shelekhov there is one city cemetery , which is divided into two - new and old.

Of the famous people at the Shelekhovsky cemetery, the first director of IrkAZ Timofei Panzhin and part of the ashes of the mayor of the Japanese city of Neagari Shigaki Mori are buried.

On March 26, 2004, his son Yoshiro Mori and President Vladimir Putin visited the tomb of Shigeki Mori ^[29] .

Press

The press in the city is represented by both local (My Shelekhov magazine, Shelekhovsky Bulletin newspaper) and large regional and federal publications ( Komsomolskaya Pravda , Rossiyskaya Gazeta , East Siberian Truth , Telesem , and Arguments and Facts ”,“ Video Channel ”,“ Labor ”and others).

Analog TV

In Shelekhov and the suburbs, federal and regional television channels are widely accepted:

• Channel One ;
• “ Russia 1 ”; GTRK Irkutsk
• " TV Center ";
• NTV ;
• Channel Five
• TRK Shelekhov
• TNT4 Shelekhov TV
• " STS ";
• " TV3 ";
• “ Match TV! ";
• " Russia K ";
• " TC AIST ".

Rostelecom (Irkutsk branch), Alpari and Megapolis-Telecom provide cable, IPTV and digital television services .

In 1991, Stanislav Ogorodnikov , a shelekhovchanin, founded the AS Baikal TV media holding, broadcasting throughout the Irkutsk region.

Digital Terrestrial Television

all 21 channels for the multiplex RTRS-1 and RTRS-2; Radio channel package includes: Vesti FM, Radio Mayak, Radio of Russia.

• The package of RTRS-1 TV channels (TV channel 37, frequency 602 MHz) includes: Channel One, Russia 1-Irkutsk, Match-TV, NTV, Channel 5, Russia-Culture, Russia 24-Irkutsk, Carousel, OTR, TVC.
• The package of RTRS-2 TV channels (TV channel 44, frequency 658 MHz), includes: Ren-TV, Spas, STS, Domashny, TV3, Friday !, Star, World, TNT, MuzTV.
• Obligatory generally accessible regional television channels (“21st button”): “AIST” TV companies

rtrs-1 will connect from February 17, 2018 it is broadcast on the Russia 1-Irkutsk TV channel and Russia 24-Irkutsk on RTRS-1.

Radio stations

Shelekhov's radio listeners can catch on their receivers more than 20 different radio stations:

• 69.50 VHF - Echo of Moscow (Irkutsk);
• 73.76 VHF - Radio Avtos (Angarsk);
• 87.6 FM - Russian Radio (Irkutsk);
• 90.3 FM - Radio Radio (Irkutsk);
• 100.9 FM - Radio 7 (Irkutsk);
• 101.4 FM - “ Hit FM ” (Angarsk);
• 101.7 FM - Vesti-FM (Irkutsk);
• 102.1 FM - Radio MSM (Irkutsk);
• 102.6 FM - “New Radio” (Irkutsk);
• 103.8 FM - “ Europe Plus ” (Irkutsk);
• 104.2 FM - “ DFM ”;
• 104.6 FM - Retro FM (Irkutsk);
• 105.6 FM - Radio "Chanson" (Irkutsk);
• 106.0 FM - “ Humor FM ” (Irkutsk);
• 106.4 FM - Radio Fresh (Irkutsk);
• 107.1 FM - Autoradio (Irkutsk).
• 107.5 FM Radio Cottage (Irkutsk)

• Arkhipova, Maina Stepanovna
• Mori, Shigeki
• Pozdnyak, Vladislav Viktorovich
• Galsanov, Boris Garmaevich

• "Blue Bird" - a ball of gifted graduates of high schools, gymnasium and lyceum.

Twin cities

•   : Nomi , Japan (since 1976 ) ^[30] .
•   : Rylsk , Russia .

Cooperation Agreements

•   : Istra district , Russia ( Moscow region ).
•   : Olha , Russia ( Shelekhovsky district , Irkutsk region ).
•   : Osa , Russia ( Osinsky district , Irkutsk region).
•   : Hanh Sum , Mongolia ^[30] .

• Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov
• Russian-American company
• Irkutsk Aluminum Plant
• Sights of Shelekhov
• List of Shelekhov Streets
• Big Irkutsk
• Irkutsk agglomeration

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• Official site
• Shelekhov in the encyclopedia "My city"