The Russian city in of Toumen

Introduction.
Tyumen is a city in Russia, the administrative center of the Tyumen district, the administrative center of the Tyumen region. Population-581,800 people (2010) [2], the 25th largest population in Russia. Together with subordinate localities, within the boundaries of the city district, the population of Tyumen is 604.7 thousand people[3].
The first Russian city in Siberia. The city is located in Western Siberia on the Type river, a tributary of the Tobol. The distance to Moscow is 1725 km. The area of the territory is 235 km2. It was founded in 1586.

Coat of arms and Flag.
The very first mention of the coat of arms of the city of Tyumen dates back to 1635. It showed a Fox and a beaver. In the 1900 edition of the "coats of Arms of cities, provinces, regions and townships of the Russian Empire, included in the complete Collection of Laws from 1649 to 1900", the following description of the coat of arms is given: in the upper part are the symbols of the Tobolsk Viceroyalty: in the blue (1587), azure (1729) field "Golden pyramid with military armature, with red banners, drums and halberds". In the lower part – " in a blue field, a silver river with a plank floating on it with a Golden mast: as a sign that from this city begins swimming along the rivers of all Siberia»

Origin of the name.
There is no reliable information about the name of the city. Tatar legends associate it with the word "Tumen", which means" ten thousand","ten thousand troops". It is believed that the Russian city took the name of old Chimgi-Tura, which came from the Ugric "chemgen" and meant "city on the way". In the past, it was also believed that the name of the city consists of two Turkic words " tyu "(belonging) and "myana" (property) — my property. In the modern language of the Tyumen Tatars, the word "Tyumen" means "lowland", "low place". There are other opinions[5].

History
The first traces of human habitation on the territory of modern Tyumen are found on the shores of lake Andreevsky (Kozlovskaya and koshkinskaya Neolithic archaeological cultures) and on the left Bank of the Tura (sargat culture of the early iron age).
In the XIII-XVI centuries, the capital of the Tyumen khanate Chingi-Tura (Chimgi-Tura) was located on the Bank of the Tyumenka river.
Construction of the Tyumen prison was started on July 29, 1586, near Chingi-Tura, by decree of Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. This event is described in the brief Siberian chronicle:
Summer 7093 (1586) sent voivodes from Moscow Vasily Borisov Sukin, Yes Ivan Myasnoy, Yes written head Danilo Chulkov with three hundred people, postavisha grad Tyumen July 29 day, hedgehog Chimgi heard…
A spacious promontory was chosen for the fortress, bounded on the West by ravines and the Tyumenka river, and on the East by the Tura.
Tyumen was placed on the ancient caravan road from Central Asia to the Volga region, on the so-called "Tyumen drag", for which there was a century-long struggle of nomads.

Map of Tyumen in 1917.

Geographical location.
Tyumen is located in the South of Western Siberia, on the Bank of the Tura river, a left tributary of the Tobol. 205 km to Kurgan, 325 km to Yekaterinburg and 246 km to Tobolsk. The distance to Moscow is 1725 km. Geographical coordinates: 57°09 'North latitude, 65°32' East longitude, 270 m above sea level.

Time zone
Tyumen, like the entire Tyumen region, is located in the time zone designated by the international standard as Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT). The offset relative to UTC is +6: 00. Relative to Moscow time, the time zone has a constant offset of +2 hours and is designated in Russia as MSK+2. Yekaterinburg time differs from the standard time by two hours, since maternity time is valid on the territory of Russia. At the moment, maternity time is canceled by decree of the President of Russia.

Climate
The climate is continental. A sharp change in the weather is characteristic. The average temperature in January is -15.4 °C (minimum -46.1 °C (was registered on December 25, 1958)), the number of days with persistent frosts is up to 130. The average temperature in July is +18.6 °C, the maximum temperature in summer is + 38 °C, and up to half of the annual precipitation falls in summer.

Administrative district.
The city is divided into four administrative districts.
Central JSC,
Leninsky AO,
Kalininskogo AO,
Vostochny AO

Sights Of Tyumen.