Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

Novokuznetsk (Russian: Новокузне́цк nuh-vuh-kooz-NYETSK) is a big metallurgy and coal city in the south of Kemerovo Oblast. As the oldest city in the region by far (1617), Novokuznetsk has seen its fair share of different names. It was known simply as Kuznetsk (Blacksmith City) until the 1930s when massive coal deposits were found, sparking the industrialization of the city under the name Stalinsk. In the Khruschev era, the city was reborn as Novokuznetsk (New Kuznetsk). Novokuznetsk's age and proximity to the Kemerovo Oblast's beautiful southern region makes it the top destination in the region for tourism.

Get in

Trains arrive from Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, or, if arriving from the east, the more distant Taishet. It's not far from the Trans-Siberian Railway proper, and if doing that trip in sections, you may find it convenient to take a train passing through Novokuznetsk.

Novokuznetsk also has an airport with flights arriving from Moscow and Saint Petersburg. For the benefit of locals who want to get out of Siberia and hit the beaches, there are also flights in the summer to/from Russia's Black Sea Region: Sochi, Krasnodar, and Anapa.

• 1 Novokuznetsk railway station. (updated Nov 2021)

Get around

Novokuznetsk tram map (2020)

Public transport consists of a bus network and a small tram network.

See

• Novokuznetsk museum of regional studies, 24 Pionersky Prospekt. (updated Oct 2020)
• Novokuznetsk museum of arts, 62 Kirova st. (updated Oct 2020)
• The house-museum of Fyodor Dostoevsky, 29 Dostoevskogo st. (updated Oct 2020)
• Kuznetsky Fortress (1780)
• 1 Transfiguration Cathedral (Спасо-Преображенский собор). Historic Orthodox church completed in 1835. (updated Nov 2021)
• 2 St. John Chrysostom Church. A modern Catholic church, noted for holding services for both Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic churches. (updated Nov 2021)

Do

• Drama Theatre
• Circus
• Ice hockey palace
• Skating rink

Buy

• Entertainment & Shopping Centers Globus and Continent

Learn

• Novokuznetsk State industrial University [1]
• NBI Kemerovo State University [2]

Eat

• Pel'meni
• Bliny
• Smetana
• Khren
• Schi

Drink

• Casino & Night Clubs
• Jazz Club "Gelikon" [3] , 4 Pokryshkina st.
• Vodka di Novokuzneck "Kuznechanka"
• Ivan Vodka (Иван Водка)

Sleep

• Novokuznetskaya (Новокузнецкая), 53 Kirova st (The city center), ☏ +7 3843 46-46-47, fax: +7 3843 46-46-47, nvkz_hotel@mail.ru. Free wi-fi at the cafe on the 6th floor 2000-16500 руб. 
• Gold wing (Золотое крыло), 51 Lenina st, ☏ +7 3843 37-79-70, gold-nk@yandex.ru. 24h reception, sauna with karaoke, jacuzzi, billiard, cafe-bar, free wi-fi. 1350 руб for single, 1750-3000 руб for double. 

Go next

Kuznetsky Alatau Nature Reserve

• Novokuznetsk is a convenient gateway for travelers going south into the Gornaya Shoria region of Kemerovo Oblast: to Tashtagol for skiing or to the Shorsky Nature Reserve.
• Kuznetsky Alatau Nature Reserve [4]