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Kemerovo

Kemerovo (known as Scheglovsk during 1918-1932) with a population of 520 thousand, a centre of the Kemerovo region since 1943, is located on the Tom river. There were seven settlements on the place of the modern city in 1859. In 1721 coal was found out in the Kuzbass region for the first time. In 1918 Scheglovsk town was founded on a place of a village. The modern city is important industrial centre of the Kuzbas region. The main places of interest are the Drama Theatre, the Philharmonic Hall.