Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast

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Zheleznogorsk, Lenin street
Zheleznogorsk, Lenin street

Zheleznogorsk (Russian: Железного́рск) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located some 130 km northwest of Kursk. Population: 96,200 (2005 est.); 95,558 (2002 Census).

Zheleznogorsk was founded in 1957 due to the development of iron ore deposits in the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly. It was granted town status in 1962.

Coordinates: 52°20′N, 35°22′E