Arkhipo-Osipovka Архи́по-О́сиповка | |
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| Coordinates:44°21′N38°32′E / 44.350°N 38.533°E /44.350; 38.533 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 353485–353488 |
| OKTMO ID | 03708000111 |
Arkhipo-Osipovka (Russian:Архи́по-О́сиповка) is arural locality (aselo) and aBlack Sea resort under the jurisdiction of theTown ofGelendzhik inKrasnodar Krai,Russia. Arkhipo-Osipovka (many people call this place Arkhipka) is located 50 kilometers away from the city of Gelendzhik. This place has one of the softest climates on the Russian sea coast. Population:7,853 (2010 Census);[3]8,066 (2002 Census);[4]7,242 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
The settlement on the shore of theVulan Bay originated as theCossackstanitsa ofVulanovskaya (Вулановская) in 1864. Some twenty-five years later, it was renamed after Arkhip Osipov, a Russian soldier who had sacrificed his life to save his comrades-in-arms from the onslaught of theCircassians in 1840. Arkhipo-Osipovka hadurban-type settlement status until 2004.
The vicinity of Arkhipo-Osipovka contains severalwaterfalls and the scarce remains of an ancient Roman fortification. The economy is dependent on theBeregovaya compressor station, one of the largest in the world, which is part of theBlue Stream pipeline system which carries natural gas from Russia toTurkey and then toEurope.