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Labytnangi is a city in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,
Russia, located on the left bank of the Ob, 20 kilometers northwest
of Salekhard. Population: 26 936 people. Labytnangi was established
in 1890 and was given the status of an urban-type settlement in 1952
and the status of a city in 1975.
Labytnangi is connected to
the European part of Russia by a branch of the Konosha-Vorkuta
railway. It is the terminus on this short dead-end branch; however,
it was built in the early 1950s by the Gulag prisoners as the first
phase of a major project, according to which the railroad would have
crossed north of the Tyumen region and reached Igarka on the
Yenisei. The project was abandoned after the death of Joseph Stalin.
By plane
The nearest airport is in Salekhard. During the operation
of the Salekhard-Labytnangi ferry crossing from the airport, you can
take buses No. 1, 5 to the Lesnaya stop (closer) or the Yamal Gifts
Market (further), and then transfer to minibus No. 6 to the ferry
crossing, cross the Ob River by ferry and from the ferry crossing take
minibus No. 8 to the "Railway Station" stop or to the final stop
"Victory Boulevard" (city center). The fare on buses No. 1, 5 is 25
rubles, on the minibus Taxi No. 6 in Salekhard and minibus No. 8 - 80
rubles, ferry travel for passengers is free.
During the
Salekhard-Labytnangi winter road, from the airport you should take buses
No. 1, 5 to the "Gifts of Yamal Market" stop, then transfer to the
Salekhard-Labytnangi minibus and get to the final stop "Victory
Boulevard".
In the off-season, there is a helicopter connection
from Salekhard airport to the Labytnangi helipad. From the helipad, walk
1.2 km to the “Geofizicheskaya” stop, then take bus No. 2 or No. 2d to
the “Zheleznodorozhny Vokzal” or “Victory Boulevard” (center) stop.
By train
Labytnangi is a dead-end station. Trains arrive from
Moscow and Vorkuta.
From the station to the city center you can
walk (1.5 km) or take buses No. 1, 1v, 2, 2d to the “Victory Boulevard”
stop.
By car
Labytnangi is connected by year-round
communication with the village of Kharp (distance 34 km).
There
is seasonal communication with Salekhard: in winter - along the winter
road, in summer - by ferry across the river. Ob (Salekhard-Labytnangi).
Distance 22 km.
By bus
Bus route No. 102 Labytnangi-Kharp
operates all year round, departs from the village of Kharp from the stop
"Pyatachok" (the intersection of Gagarin St. and Dzerzhinsky St.) at
07:20, 07:40, 08:40, 11:10, 12:10, 14:40, 15:40, 17:20, 18:50, 19:40,
20:20. It also stops in the village of Kharp at the stop "Kindergarten
"Pearl". It arrives in Labytnangi at the final stop "Railway Station",
and also stops at the stops "Polyclinic", "Mercury" (center),
"Oktyabrskaya Street" and "Central Street".
From Salekhard in the
summer you can get by minibus No. 6 (departs at 30-minute intervals from
the parking lot near the stop "Market "Gifts of Yamal") to the ferry
crossing "Salekhard-Labytnangi", transfer to the ferry, and from there -
by minibus No. 8 ( departs at intervals of 30 minutes from the stop
"Pereprava"). The cost of travel on each minibus is 80 rubles, travel on
the ferry is free for passengers.
In winter you can get from
Salekhard by minibus Salekhard-Labytnangi. From Monday to Saturday it
departs from Salekhard from the Polyclinic stop during rush hour with an
interval of 20 minutes, during off-peak time - with an interval of 1
hour, on Sunday - with an interval of 1 hour. It also stops in Salekhard
at the stop "Market "Gifts of Yamala". In Labytnangi it arrives at the
final stop "Victory Boulevard" (center), from where, if necessary, you
can take buses No. 1, 1c, 2, 2d to the stop "Railway Station".
On
the ship
In the summer, the Salekhard-Labytnangi ferry service
operates. From the ferry to the city you can take minibus No. 8 (departs
from the ferry at intervals of 30 minutes) to the “Railway Station” stop
or to the final stop “Victory Boulevard” (city center). The ferry
crossing is free for passengers, the cost of travel in a minibus is 80
rubles.
There is a bus service in the city. The fare is 30 rubles, entrance at the front door, payment in cash or by contactless bank card to the driver.
Victory Park (Pobeda Boulevard stop).
Dzerzhinsky Square
(Polyclinic stop).
The area named after Vladimir Naka (stop.
Kosmonavtov Lane).
Square (stop Biblioteka, then into the courtyard
of houses on Dzerzhinsky Street, 37-39). A square around a building with
a large parabolic antenna (“dish”), decorated with sculptures
Shop "Magnit", st. Komarova, 3 (stop. Pobeda Boulevard). 9:00-22:00.
Shop "Magnit Cosmetics", st. Dzerzhinsky, 35 (stop. Polyclinic).
9:00-22:00.
Shop "Pyaterochka", st. Gagarina, 15 (stop. Pobeda
Boulevard). around the clock.
Shop "Pyaterochka", st. Dzerzhinsky, 35
(stop. Polyclinic). 9:00-22:00.
Hotel "Priuralye", st. Sovetskaya, 10 (stop "Railway Station").
[mailto:zerkal-1957@mail.ru ✉] ☎ +7 (34992) 5-22-19, +7 908 861-62-37.
around the clock. The closest hotel to the train station. The hotel also
has a cafe, open from 8:00 to 20:00. For guests in economy class rooms,
shared showers, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, and a cooler with
drinking water are available.
Hotel "Seven Larch", st. Gagarina, 34
(stop "Victory Boulevard"). ☎ +7 (34992) 2-39-38. around the clock.
Hotel in the center. Standard rooms have their own bathroom,
refrigerator, and a shared cooler with drinking water.
It arose as a Khanty settlement, which was called Labytnangskie yurts. The name of the city comes from the Khanty words “lapyt” (“seven”) and “nangk” (“larch”). In Khanty folklore, it is believed that the number "seven" has magical powers. Moreover, larch is a sacred tree for the indigenous population.
Located on the eastern slopes of the Polar Urals, on the left bank of the Vyl-Posl channel in the lower reaches of the left bank of the Ob River, opposite Salekhard. The city is located slightly north of the Arctic Circle.
The city is located in the Special Climatic Zone of the Subarctic Belt. The climate is moderately cold with significant rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature is -6.1 degrees Celsius. The average temperature of the warmest month July is plus 14.8 ° C, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of −23.9 ° C. The absolute minimum temperature is -54 ° С, the absolute maximum is + 31 ° С.
The first mention of the Labytnangi
settlement dates back to 1868. At the beginning of the 19th century,
a Khanty camp called Labytnangi appeared on the banks of the
Vyl-Posl River. In 1920, the Labytnangsky village council was formed
in the Obdorsk volost of the Berezovsky district of the Tyumen
province. In the late 1920s, a production partnership was created
here, and in 1932 a collective farm appeared. The main occupations
of the collective farmers were fishing, hunting and reindeer
herding. In 1948, Labytnangi became a railway station, and on
December 15, 1952 it received the status of a working village within
the Priuralsky region. On September 28, 1956, it was transferred to
the administrative subordination of the Salekhard City Council. In
the early 1960s, the settlement became a transshipment base for the
development of gas condensate fields. On August 5, 1975, the
settlement was transformed into a city of regional significance. On
April 9, 1981, the city council was transferred to the
administrative subordination of the city council. Kharp (since 2004,
the village of Kharp is part of the territory of the Priuralsky
District municipality). The city of Labytnangi is the administrative
center of the municipality of the city of Labytnangi, which was
established on November 26, 1996.
The city has: Yubileiny
Park, Student Square, Molodyozhny Park, Avangard Ice Complex, and
Youth Center.