Artyomovsk

Artyomovsk is a city in the Kuraginsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Population of 1,705,000 (2017).

The city is located on the southwestern slopes of the Eastern Sayan, 318 km south of Krasnoyarsk, 12 km from the Koshurnikovo railway station on the Abakan-Taishet line.

The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1700, until 1939 the city had the name Olkhovsk. The city became in 1939, the name was received in honor of the revolutionary Artem (Fyodor Sergeev).

The basis of the economy is the extraction of gold, copper and silver.

In the photo - the coat of arms of the Kuraginsky district.