The town emerged from two settlements - one inhabited by railway men and the other by gas workers, in 1939, one community emerged at the Izhma railway station. In 1944, it obtained the status of a workers' community. The second community appeared in the late 1940s in connection with the construction of a carbon black plant. In 1955, the Izhma work...

Territory: 16,5 thousand sq.km Population: 45,7 thousand people (according to Komistat for January 1, 2013) Sosnogorsk is located in 345 km from Syktyvkar, on the left bank of the Izhma river. Sosnogorsk is the geographical center of Komi. 22 settlements are included into the Sosnogorsk region. Sosnogorsk is one of the centers of sewing produc...

Coat of arms Author of Sosnogorsk coat of arms is the painter Vladimir Kotov. Coat of arms was approved by the decision of Council of municipality on December 4, 2003. Sosnogorsk is located on merge of two rivers: Izhma and Ukhta, in close proximity to the ancient Komi village of Ust-Ukhta founded more than 200 years. The city was built thanks to...

All forms of ground transportation are well-developed in the Sosnogorsk District. There are 244 km of railroads, 139 km of significant highways, 166 km of municipal roads, and 101 km of local roads. The main "Siyaniye Severa" gas pipe line passes through here, carrying the production of the Tebuksk and Voivozhsk fields. Sosnogorsk has a large rail...

Sport and Education Tourism Rafting in the upper reaches of the Izhma is very popular. The river Is fast and full of rapids up to the village of Porozhsk. A 5-day trip makes it possible to train and practice techniques for use on future trips. Sport and hunting tours in this area are similar those in other areas of the republic. The main trophies ...