Krymsk

Krymsk

Krymsk ( _ru. Крымск) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is located at coord|44|55|24|N|37|58|50|E. Population: 56,623 (2002 Census).

It was founded in 1858 as fortress and "stanitsa" Krymskaya ( _ru. Кры́мская), named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. The "stanitsa" was granted town status – and given its present name – a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, however, retains the name Krymskaya.

Krymsk is known for its experimental plant-breeding station, which holds important scientific collections of – among other crops – green peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, apples, plums, peaches, pears, apricots, and strawberries. The station's stone fruit and quince collections are the largest and most important in Russia or any part of the former USSR. Of the 9,000 accessions of Prunus, about 5,000 to 6,000 are wild species and forms, 500 to 1,000 local varieties, and 2,000 to 3,000 cultivars and breeding materials. The station is also known for the creation of fruit-tree rootstocks, which are named after the city + a number (e.g. Krymsk 1, Krymsk 2, etc.)


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