One of the largest cities in the Russian south, Stavropol, has long and rightfully taken a leading position in its region. It has grown and turned into a center of culture, economy and industry of the entire Stavropol Territory, and every year many people come here from all over the neighborhood in search of work.
He once bore other names – first Stavropol-Kavkazsky, and then Voroshilovsk. Only 8 years have passed since the founding of Stavropol until it received the status of a city. This city is located at an equal distance from the North Pole and from the equator. Stavropol is one of the few cities in which the forest on the outskirts is adjacent to the buildings. The area of green spaces here is almost 4.5 thousand hectares. The total length of Stavropol streets exceeds 700 km. Stavropol is one of the largest cities in the North Caucasus.
Once there was recorded a heat of +39.7 degrees. Stavropol was founded as a fortress, around which the city quickly grew. It is a multinational city, but the majority (about 85%) of the population here are Russians. In second place in terms of number are Armenians. Stavropol Territory is in the top 3 regions of Russia for grain production. About 3% of the world’s coriander crop is also grown here. Stavropol food products are exported to more than 40 countries. In the Stavropol Territory there are more than 130 valuable mineral springs.
The first military hospital in the Caucasus was set up here. At one time, the famous Nikolai Pirogov worked in it. Such celebrities as Pushkin, Griboedov, Belinsky, Lermontov, Tolstoy and Odoevsky visited Stavropol. During the Great Patriotic War, Stavropol was occupied by German troops for 5 months. The first stone house was built in 1799 here. On Fortress Hill in Stavropol, you can still see the remains of an ancient fortress wall. This is the oldest building in the city. Stavropol has repeatedly been included in the list of the most comfortable cities in Russia.
