Spassk-Dalny

Spassk-Dalny Спасск-Дальний
Town[1]
A street in Spassk-Dalny
Coat of arms
Location of Spassk-Dalny
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Coordinates: 44°36′N 132°49′E / 44.600°N 132.817°E / 44.600; 132.817
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Founded	1886
Town status since	1917
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	44,173
• Rank	357th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Spassk-Dalny Town Under Krai Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Spassk-Dalny Town Under Krai Jurisdiction,[1] Spassky District[3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Spassk-Dalny Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Spassk-Dalny Urban Okrug,[4] Spassky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	692245
Dialing code(s)	+7 42352
OKTMO ID	05720000001
Website	spasskd.ru

Spassk-Dalny (Russian: Спасск-Да́льний), sometimes called simply Spassk, is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated on the Prikhankayskaya Flatland on the coast of Khanka Lake.

The relief of the territory is flat, with small hills whose height does not exceed 150–220 meters (490–720 ft). The territory of the town is crossed by the Spassovka and Kuleshovka Rivers (the latter was until 1972 known as the Santakheza).

Spassk-Dalny has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), bordering on a monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb).^[8] similar to the rest of Primorsky Krai. Located quite far inland, winters are somewhat harsher than in coastal areas, whereas summers are very warm, wet and humid. Summers are slightly moderated by its lakeside position compared to areas further north or south. The influences of the East Asian monsoon on summer and the cold and dry Siberian High on winter are very present. As a result, winters are very dry and there is not a lot of reliable snowfall.

The first migrants from Ukraine and the western parts of Russia appeared in the area of today's Spassk-Dalny in 1886.^{[citation needed]} They founded the village of Spasskoye, which in 1917 became the town of Spassk-Dalny.^{[citation needed]} During the Russian Civil War, Spassk-Dalny was the arena of hard battles between the White and Red Armies.^{[citation needed]}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Spassk-Dalny serves as the administrative center of Spassky District,^[3] even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Spassk-Dalny Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Spassk-Dalny Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Spassk-Dalny Urban Okrug.^[4]

Historically, Spassk-Dalny formed as the center of the construction industry of the krai, due to the reserves of limestone, clay, and construction sand in its vicinities. Currently the largest enterprise is JSC Spassktsement, which has been operating since 1907 and can produce up to 3.5 million tonnes of cement per year. The cement plant is represented in the town's coat of arms.

Spassk-Dalny has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with passenger trains connecting the town to destinations including Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Moscow. The M60 motorway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok also passes near the town.

For many years during the Cold War, the Soviet Air Forces had an interceptor and reconnaissance base, Spassk-Dalny Airfield near the town. The airfield has been abandoned.

The town features a museum of local lore and Aurora cinema.

There are over twenty monuments of history and culture in Spassk-Dalny, with more than a half of them devoted to the participants of the Civil War in the Russian Far East who supported the Bolsheviks. There are also monuments connected with the events of World War II.

• Natasha Kurnaeva,^[10] vlogger of "Yeah Russia" and "Natasha's Adventures"
• Volodymyr Veremeyev (born 1948), Soviet and Ukrainian footballer

• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №161-КЗ от 14 ноября 2001 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края», в ред. Закона №673-КЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красное знамя Приморья", №69 (119), 29 ноября 2001 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #161-KZ of November 14, 2001 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, as amended by the Law #673-KZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №185-КЗ от 6 декабря 2004 г. «О городском округе Спасск-Дальний». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №77, 8 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #185-KZ of December 6, 2004 On Spassk-Dalny Urban Okrug. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №163-КЗ от 11 ноября 2004 г. «О Спасском муниципальном районе», в ред. Закона №635-КЗ от 29 июня 2010 г «О преобразовании некоторых сельских поселений Спасского муниципального района Приморского края и о внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "О Спасском муниципальном районе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №73, 12 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #163-KZ of November 11, 2004 On Spassky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #635-KZ of June 29, 2010 On the Transformation of Some Rural Settlements of Spassky Municipal District of Primorsky Krai and on Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On Spassky Municipal District". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).