OymyakonThe coldest town on earth

Najhladniji grad na svetu.

If you get up in the morning and you see that the temperature outside is -71°C, for sure you live in Oymyakon.

(Although we should clarify, that this extreme temperature was reached only once; in 1926.)

Ako se probudite ujutro a temperatura napolju je -71°C, sigurno ste u Ojmjakonu. (Mada treba reći da je ta temperatura

dostignuta samo jednom, 1926.godine.)

A lakott területen elért legalacsonyabb hőmérséklet emlékműve.Memorial of the lowest temperature recorded in a populated area.

Spomenik najnižoj temperaturi na svetu u naseljenom mestu.

The town is located in the Russian republic of Yakutia in Siberia, on a plateau 750 meters above sea level. The winter last for 9 months here.

The climate is extreme because the mountain ranges surrounding it prevents the heavy cold air masses that cover the valley to escape.

Taj grad se nalazi u Rusiji u republici Jakutija u Sibiru na platou 750 m iznad morske površine. Zima traje 9 mesesci. Klima je ovako ekstremna jer planinski

lanci koji ga okružuju sprečavaju da hladan vazduh napusti dolinu.

Its population of 2200 inhabitants lives far from the amenities that usually cities

provide. The students attend classes only if the temperature does

not fall under -52°C.

Njegova popupacija od samo 2200 stanovnika živi daleko od

komfora koji inače pružaju gradski uslovi.

Đaci pohađaju školsku nastavu samo ako temperatura ne

padne ispod -52°C.

Oymyakon is a s frozen landscape, immersed in a snow for nine months.

Zaleđeni pejzaži Ojmjakona pokriveni snegom tokom 9 meseci.

During fishing, the fish is already covered with ice as it leaves the water. Thirty seconds is enough for it to be

frozen hard as a rock. Another curiosity of this place is; in a supermarket no one can buy a carton of milk, there is no milk in liquid

form, but only frozen like a marble block.

Pri ribolovu riba je odmah prekrivena ledom čim se izvadi iz vode. Dovoljno je 30 sekundi da bude smrznuta i tvrda kao

kamen. Još jedan kuriozitet – u ovom mestu se u samoposluzi ne

može kupiti mleko u tečnom stanju, nego samo smrznuto, kao kocka mermera.

Freezing is free. Within 30 seconds of leaving the water, the fishare hard as rocks.

Besplatno zamrzavanje – riba je smrznuta nakon 30 sekundi.

In this picture, we can imagine what it's like a walk down town.Na ovoj slici može se videti kako izgleda šetnja gradom.

Interestingly, the name Oymyakon means “ water that never freezes. “

The government decided to build the city here because of the presence of hot water springs. In addition, Oymyakon is in a valley

surrounded by high mountains that stop the wind. This makes it more bearable, the extreme temperatures in winter, but during the brief

summer period, the temperature can reach +35 ° C. (Can you imagine the great differences in temperature?)

Interesantno - Ojmjakon znači: “voda koja se nikad ne smrzava.«

Vlada se odlučila da izgradi ovaj grad zbog prisustva izvora tople vode. Pored toga, Ojmjakon se nalazi u dolini okružen visokim planinama koje ne

dozvoljavaju prodor vetrova. Ovo doprinosi tome da se tokom zime ekstremno niske temperature lakše podnose, dok za vreme kratkog leta temperature zato

mogu dostići i +35°C.(Da li možete da zamislite ovakve temperaturne razlike?)

In the early twentieth century it was a place of reindeer herding. Later in its heyday, the Soviet regime created a city

equipped with all necessities. It created an important development as the mountains of the region are extremely rich

in gold, silver, platinum and other metals. However, most residents of Oymyakon are barely above the poverty line.

Početkom XX veka ovo je bila zemlja irvasa. Kasnije, na svom vrhuncu, vlada SSSR je stvorila grad i opremila ga svim što je potrebno. Počelo je obimno istraživanje jer su planine u tom regionu veoma bogate rudama zlata, srebra, platine i dugih

metala. No, i pored toga, žitelji Ojmjakona žive na ivici siromaštva.

Now the city survives on local resources (as before),

especially livestock, hunting and fishing, and also of tourismwhich is a destination for many

adventurers and eccentrics.

About after 2 hours at -52 ° CPosle 2 sata na -52°C.

Danas grad preživljava (kao i pre) samo na svojim resursima – gajenje stoke, ribolov, lov, a takođe i od turizma, jer ga

posećuju mnogi avanturisti i ekscentrici.

The mayor issues a certificate stating the visit of the coldest point, where very few tourists come each year.

-56 ° C

Gradonačelnik izdaje potvrdu o poseti najhladnijem mestu malobrojnim turistima koji ih posete tokom godine.

To reach Oymyakon one must take the Kolyma highway, a road built by Stalin’s order, by convicts and political prisoners. Many thousands of them died during the

tough construction and they were later buried under the pavement, that is why the Kolyma highway is known as

the "road of bones."

Da biste stigli u Ojmjakon morate ići Koljma autoputem koji je izgrađen još po Staljinovom nalogu od strane uglavnom političkih zatvorenika. Na hiljade njih su pomrli za vreme izgradnje. Pokopavali su ih ispod asvalta, pa je Koljma

autoput poznat i kao “put kostiju”.

As you can see in the image before, in winter snow on the roads is so thick that many trucks end up

literally buried under the snow, and in summer the route turns into a quagmire in which it is very often

bogged down.

Kao što možete videti na prethodnoj slici, zimi je sneg na kolovozu tako debeo da mnogi kamioni završe

zatrpani u njemu, a u leto se to pretvori u močvare gde se desi da zauvek potonu.

The vehicles arriving at Oymyakon are equipped with double glass to keep

out cold air from the cabin, and the engine must

remain running for as long as it’s fuel last, otherwise it almost instantly freezes.

Vozila koja dolaze u Ojmjakon opremljena su duplim staklima

da bi se kabine sačuvale od hladnoće, a motori se ne gase doklegod ima goriva, jer bi se inače momentalno zamrznuli.

The animals of the area have adapted to the rigors of time. Oymyakon horses are very robust, short-legged and with thick fur. They have been used in many polar expeditions.

They are semi-wild horses and rarely accept to be mounted. They are used as beasts of burden and their meat is highly

valued by the villagers who eat very few vegetables, because most fruits and vegetables are ruined at such low

temperatures.

Životinje u okolini su se vremenom adaptirale na ovako surove uslove. Ojmjakonski konji su robusni, kratkih nogu i debelog krzna. Koristile su ih brojne polarne ekspedicije.

Poludivlji konji retko dozvole da budu jahani. Koriste se kao tovarne životinje, a meso im je jako cenjeno kod lokalnog

stanovništva, koji jedu veoma malo povrća, jer voće i povrće uglavnom propadne na tako niskim temperaturama.

Transport vode…

Water transporting…