Picturesque landscapes and the southern landscape of this city could not spoil even a chemical plant. Nevinnomyssk happily escaped the sad fate of most Russian single-industry towns. And although the city-forming enterprise "Nevinnomyssk nitrogen" has long been no longer public property, the population of Nevinnomyssk is not particularly in poverty just because of its work.
general information
The city is located on the Stavropol Upland in the Ciscaucasia, 55 km south of the regional center. Nevinnomyssk was built along the banks of the Kuban River and the Bolshaya Zelenchuk River flowing into it. Here begins the Nevinnomyssky Canal, which supplies water from the Kuban to Bolshaya Yegorlyk.
Nevinnomyssk is a city of regional subordination. It is a major transportation hub: there is a railway and motorways to Rostov, Mineralnye Vody, Karachay-Cherkessia. The climate in the region is favorable for life, characterized by mild winters and hot summers. Picturesque forests, parks planted along rivers are one of the city’s favorite attractions and a popular vacation spot for citizens.
origin of name
There are several versions of the origin of the name of the city, which was named after the name of the river on the banks of which it was built. According to one of them, the Russian military historian V.A. Potto found a case from 1784 in the archive of Mozdok more than 100 years ago, in which it was written that the small river flowing into the Kuban was ordered to be called Innocent. Since the former name given by the Cossacks and soldiers who served here was indecent.
The modern researcher V. A. Kolesnikov in the monograph "The Past of the Innocent Cape" suggested that the name of the area was given by P. S. Potemkin on a mountain towering above a modern city. In Nogai, the mountain is called Aryuv-kyz, which translates as "beautiful girl." According to legend, the local prince gave his beautiful daughter for the famous hero, whom the girl did not like. And one day she rushed off a cliff. Then people called this place Innocent Cape. The beautiful and tragic version is liked by the majority of the population of the city of Nevinnomyssk.
History
After the Stavropol lands became part of the Russian Empire on the cape, later called Innocent, an outpost was built to control ford. In 1825, the village of Nevinnomysskaya was founded. To protect the new lands from Circassian raids, Cossacks from other Russian regions were resettled in the settlement. By 1833, the Cossack regiment numbered 12 hundred. In the second half of the 19th century, a railway was laid to the village, industry began to develop.
After the revolutionary upheaval, the village began to develop rapidly, in 1929 becoming a collective farm named after V.I. Lenin. In 1939 (October 19), it was transformed into the city of Nevinnomyssk. From August 1942 to January 1943 was under the occupation of German troops. In the 60s, Nevinnomysskaya TPP, Nevinnomyssky nitrogen fertilizer plant and other industrial enterprises began to operate in the city. In 2001, control over the oldest fertilizer producer in the country passed to the EuroChem group.
Economy
The city is characterized by a stable socio-economic situation, since 2017 it is considered one of the best single-industry towns in Russia. Last year, a territory of accelerated development was created to reduce the dependence of the population of Nevinnomyssk on the work of the city-forming enterprise.
The main enterprise of the city is the Nevinnomyssky Nitrogen Chemical Plant, the construction of which was begun in 1954. In 1962, the first product was released - ammonia. The plant produces a wide range of mineral fertilizers. Other large enterprises are household chemical plants, boiler rooms and radiators. The city is supplied with electricity by Nevinnomysskaya TPP.
The population before the revolutionary time
Four years after the founding of the village of Nevinnomysskaya, 1, 498 people lived in it. By 1844, the population of Nevinnomyssk reached 2025 people. This was primarily due to the relocation of the hopers and Volga Cossacks to protect them from raids by the Abreks. In subsequent years, the number of inhabitants grew due to natural growth. In the last decade of the 19th century, the number of inhabitants increased rapidly, reaching 8371 in 1897. By this time, they managed to eliminate the raids of the warlike highlanders, a railway was built, the first plants were built. The population of Nevinnomyssk increased due to the influx of population from the central regions of Russia. In the last year before the First World War, 15, 293 people lived in the village. Two years later, in 1915, the population decreased to 13, 057 people. Most of the male Cossack population was sent to fight.
