From up to the left: Syktyvkar station platform, Stefanovskaya square, Derbenev Trading House, Residential building in Zavodskaya street, Agrobiostation of the Komi State Pedagogical Institute, Library building, Botanical Garden of Syktyvkar State University, Fire station, Saint Stephen of Perm Orthodox cathedral, Monument to I.A. Kuratov, the founder of Komi literature: Lomonosov Square, Ust-Sysolsky Theological School
Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River, which is the origin of its former name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is located close to where the Sysola joins the largerVychegda River, which is itself a branch of theNorthern Dvina.[citation needed]
It is believed that the city was founded in 1586 as a settlementUst-Sysola.[10]
It was granted city status byCatherine the Great in 1780, and in 1992, it became the capital of the Komi Republic.[11] It has remained the capital since then, although a large influx of ethnic Russians in the 20th century has actually left the Komi a minority there.
WhenKandinsky stayed there in 1889 to record the culture and beliefs of the locals, the town had a group of administrative buildings along with more numerous log-built peasant huts.[12]
The majority of the population were merchants and peasants. The main occupations of the inhabitants were agriculture, cattle-breeding, hunting, fishing, and trade.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the population had grown to 6,000 people. The Tsarist government made the Komi region a place of political exile.
In 1921, Ust-Sysolsk was given the status of administrative center of the newly formedKomi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast. It was renamed as Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a town on the Sysola" in 1930, to mark the 150th anniversary of its receipt of city privileges. In 1936, Syktyvkar became the capital of theKomi ASSR.
The Sysola, theVychegda, and the Northern Dvina are navigable and are a major transport route offorestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.[citation needed]
Syktyvkar is the center of the cultural life in the republic.
The oldest museum of the Republic of Komi, the National Museum, was founded in 1911. Nowadays, the National Museum is the Literature Memorial Museum ofIvan Kuratov and the museum ofViktor Savin.
The National Gallery was founded in Syktyvkar in 1943. It welcomes exhibitions from different museums of the country. The Theater of Opera and Ballet began its history in 1958.
The National Library numbers 2.5 million volumes, including books in the Russian language, foreign languages and in the Komi language.
Stroitel Bandy Club[16] has played many seasons in theRussian Bandy Super League, the highest division of Russianbandy. The team was promoted after the 2016–17 season.[17][18][19] Its home venue is Respublikanskiy Stadion.[20] In the 2016/17 season, the club adopted a new logotype instead of an old one which had a white bear playing bandy.[21]
Syktyvkar experiences asubarctic climate (Köppen climate classificationDfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Compared with areas at a similar latitude inSiberia, winters are less extreme, but still much longer than summer and bitterly cold by European standards.
Climate data for Syktyvkar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present)
Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №13-РЗ от 6 марта 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №44, 16 марта 2006 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #13-RZ of March 6, 2006On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of the official publication date.).
Государственный Совет Республики Коми. Закон №11-РЗ от 5 марта 2005 г. «О территориальной организации местного самоуправления в Республике Коми», в ред. Закона №171-РЗ от 26 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении населённого пункта Верхняя Седка, расположенного на территории Прилузского района Республики Коми, и внесении в связи с этим изменений в некоторые Законы Республики Коми». Вступил в силу 1 апреля 2005 г.. Опубликован: "Республика", №44–45, 17 марта 2005 г. (State Council of the Komi Republic. Law #11-RZ of March 5, 2005On the Territorial Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Komi Republic, as amended by the Law #171-RZ of December 26, 2014On Abolishing the Inhabited Locality of Verkhnyaya Sedka Located on the Territory of Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and on Amending Various Laws of the Komi Republic Accordingly. Effective as of April 1, 2005.).
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