oil tanker, were shipwrecked and blocked the Kerch Strait. Recent events On 17 October 2018, a student killed 20 people and himself at Kerch Polytechnic College. Geography Climate Kerch has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with cool to cold winters and warm to hot summers. Administration The city municipality stretches over a substantial area and includes several separate neighborhoods that are part of the Kerch city: Eltigen (Heroyevskoe), Kamysh-Burun (Arshyntsevo), Port Krym, Adzhimushkai, and Tuzla Island. Economy Today Kerch is considered as a city of metallurgists, shipbuilders and fishermen, and also has a significant tourism sector. Industry The largest enterprises in the city are: Kerch Metallurgical Works Factory launched in 1900 Kamysh-Burun Iron Ore Plant "Zaliv" ("Gulf") shipbuilding factory that produces and repairs tankers and cargo ships. Construction-materials, food processing, and light industries play a significant role in the city's economy. Kerch is also a fishing fleet base and an important processing centre for numerous fish products. Kerch Aircraft Repair Plant KeARZ KMZ KMK Metallurgical Plant, Kerch east Oil and Gas extraction industry petrochemical and storage Zaliv Shipyard, (Kamysh Burun Zheleznogoroda) Kvartz Quartz Glass Factory Plant KSZ (Glass (various) and optics, optical materials and instruments) (Kerch) PSZ Albatros, PSZ KMPZ Vityaz Priladobudivni (Instruments and Instruments making, Machinery, Engineering) Kamysh Burun Iron Metallurgy Plant KMZ KMTP SV Fregat floating docks yard and ship repair yard KSRZ uvas-trans floating docks yards and ship repair (also lesser Kerch ship repair yards around) Tourism Because of its location on the shores of the Azov and Black seas, Kerch became a popular summer resort among people of the former USSR. Also, several mud-cure sources are located near the city. Despite the seaside location, the tourist appeal of Kerch today is limited because of the industrial character of the city and associated pollution. Despite the lack of beaches in the town's area, there are a lot of them at a distance of 20 minutes' travel by bus, train or taxi. Kerch has a number of impressive architectural and historical monuments. Ancient historical heritage of the city makes it attractive for scientific tourism. The most notable of Kerch's sights are: Site of ancient settlement Pantikapaeum (5th century BC–3rd century AD). Tsarskiy Kurghan (4th century BC) – burial mound for one of the Bosporian kings Church of St. John the Baptist (AD 717) Fortress of Yenikale (18th century) The Great Mithridates Staircase leading on top