Nevinnomyssk

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City in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on both banks of the Kuban River at its confluence with the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River, 54 kilometers (34 mi) south of Stavropol. The only single-industry town in Stavropol Krai. Since December 22, 2017 year — the territory of advanced socio-economic development. On October 29, 2020, the Duma of the Stavropol territory decided to award the honorary title «City of military valor». On December 14, 2019, residents of the city on the bridge set a world record for "The Largest number of people simultaneously standing in the plank in the world". Within 1 minute in plank there were 4573 people.
Nevinnomyssk was founded in 1825 as a stanitsa near a small fort. It was granted town status in 1939. Nevinnomyssk was occupied by the Germans from August 1942-January/February 1943 in Operation Case Blue, connected to Operation Edelweiss.