mineral fertilizers, coal, oil, gas, fuel oil, aviation and diesel fuel, is a Gelendzhik firm. A 17,691 square meters palace allegedly built for Vladimir Putin is located on the Gelendzhik Bay not far from the city. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Gelendzhik—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Gelendzhik is incorporated as Gelendzhik Urban Okrug. Climate Gelendzhik has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) and a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). The climate of Gelendzhik is noticeably drier than Novorossiysk and Tuapse. Winters are mild and snowfall is light. Summers are hot with warm evenings. Sometimes Gelendzhik has experienced big floods as it happened in 2012 (2012 Krasnodar Krai floods). Transportation Gelendzhik is served by the Gelendzhik Airport. A new terminal of Gelendzhik Airport was built in December 2021. Twin towns – sister cities Gelendzhik is twinned with: Cramlington, United Kingdom Ayia Napa, Cyprus Angoulême, France Hildesheim, Germany Kallithea, Greece Netanya, Israel Vitebsk, Belarus References Notes Sources External links Gelendzhik Business Directory jsprav.ru Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Black Sea Governorate Seaside resorts in Russia Territories of the Republic of Genoa 1831 establishments in the Russian Empire