Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia

History | Geography : Administrative status | Economy | Military | Education : University

🇷🇺 Taganrog (Таганрог) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several km west of the mouth of the Don River. It is in the Black Sea region.

History The history of the city goes back to the late Bronze Age–early Iron Age (between the 20th and 10th centuries BC), when it was the earliest Greek settlement in the north-western Black Sea region and was mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as Emporion Kremnoi.

In the 13th century, Pisan merchants founded a colony, Portus Pisanus, which was however short-lived. Taganrog was founded by Peter the Great on 12 September 1698. The first Russian Navy base, it hosted the Azov Flotilla of Catherine the Great (1770–1783), which subsequently became the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Taganrog was granted city status in 1775.

By the end of the 18th century, Taganrog had lost its importance as a military base after Crimea and the entire Sea of Azov were absorbed into the Russian Empire. In 1802, Tsar Alexander I granted the city special status, which lasted until 1887. In 1825, the Alexander I Palace in Taganrog was used as his summer residence, and he died there in November 1825. Also in Taganrog is the House of Teacher, a mansion where numerous artists have performed.

Although it had been bombarded and damaged by an Anglo-French fleet in 1855, Taganrog became important as a commercial port, used for the import of grain by the end of the 19th century until the early 20th century. Industrialization increased in the city when Belgian and German investors founded a boiler factory, an iron and steel foundry, a leather factory, and an oil press factory. By 1911, fifteen foreign consulates had opened in the city.

During World War I, Taganrog was occupied by the troops of the German Army from May to August 1918. In 1919, General Anton Denikin established his headquarters at the Avgerino mansion in the city while commanding White Russian troops fighting in South Russia during the Russian Civil War. When the White Russians were defeated and Bolshevik power was established in the city on 25 December 1919, Denikin's remaining troops and the British Consulate were evacuated by HMS Montrose. Full power was granted to the Executive Committee of The City Soviet Workers' council on 17 December 1920, and Taganrog briefly joined the Ukrainian SSR as the administrative centre of Taganrog Okrug, until it was transferred to the Russian SFSR along with Shakhty Okrug on 1 October 1924.

During World War II, Taganrog was occupied by National Socialist Germany from 1941 to 1943 during Operation Barbarossa, when two SS divisions entered the city on 17 October 1941, followed by the Wehrmacht. The city suffered extensive damage. Under German occupation the local government system was replaced by a German-style Bürgermeisteramt (Mayor's Office), which governed the city until it was liberated by the Red Army on 30 August 1943.

Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Taganrog Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

Economy Taganrog is the leading industrial centre of Rostov Oblast. Local industry is represented by aerospace, machine-building, automobile, military, iron and steel industry, engineering, metal traders and processors, timber, woodwork, pulp and paper, food, light, chemical and construction materials. The city is one of the major ports of the Sea of Azov.

The biggest company currently operating in Taganrog is Taganrog Iron & Steel Factory, (publicly traded company Tagmet), which manufactures steel, steel pipe, for oil and gas industry and consumer goods. The other major employer is Taganrog Auto Factory (TagAZ Ltd.), which originated from Taganrog Combine Harvester Factory. The plant manufactures automobiles licensed by Hyundai. The production line includes Hyundai Accent compact sedan, mid-size Hyundai Sonata, sport utility vehicle Santa Fe, and Hyundai Porter pickup truck. Taganrog is also home to the aircraft design bureau Beriev.

The area around Taganrog has a large industrial potential, a diversified agricultural industry, production plants, and a modern infrastructure. The location of Taganrog on the intersection of traffic routes and the seaport facilitate access to the emerging CIS markets.

Taganrog's main trading partners are the CIS countries, South Korea, Turkey, Italy, Greece, and Egypt.

Military The Taganrog air base is six km (3 nmi) north-west of the city and hosts the Taganrog Aviation Museum. The city also hosts the Taganrog military museum.

Education: University • Taganrog College of Technologies • Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute • Taganrog College of Management and Economy

Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Southern Federal District, Russia 

Taganrog has a population of over 248,643 people. Taganrog also forms one of the centres of the wider Rostov Oblast which has a population of over 4,277,976 people. Taganrog is ranked #946 for startups with a score of 0.117.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Taganrog has links with:

🇺🇦 Antratsyt, Ukraine 🇩🇪 Badenweiler, Germany 🇧🇬 Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria 🇨🇳 Jining, China 🇺🇦 Khartsyzk, Ukraine 🇩🇪 Lüdenscheid, Germany 🇺🇦 Odesa, Ukraine 🇬🇪 Sukhumi, Georgia
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Antipodal to Taganrog is: -141.118,-47.229

Locations Near: Taganrog 38.8824,47.2291

🇷🇺 Azov 39.439,47.099 d: 44.5  

🇷🇺 Yeysk 38.265,46.712 d: 74.2  

🇷🇺 Rostov on Don 39.7,47.233 d: 61.7  

🇺🇦 Chystiakove 38.617,48.017 d: 89.8  

🇷🇺 Rostov-on-Don 39.72,47.222 d: 63.3  

🇺🇦 Torez 38.618,48.028 d: 91  

🇷🇺 Bataysk 39.748,47.112 d: 66.7  

🇺🇦 Shakhtarsk 38.467,48.033 d: 94.7  

🇺🇦 Antratsyt 39.083,48.117 d: 99.8  

🇺🇦 Rovenky 39.333,48.067 d: 99.1  

Antipodal to: Taganrog -141.118,-47.229

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16624.2  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15801.9  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15443  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15341.7  

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14653.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12439.7  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14729.9  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14729.9  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14461.4  

🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 14456.7  

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