Orbelyanovka
Orbelyanovka is a small rural village in Stavropol Krai, southern Russia, in the North Caucasus. It sits on the right bank of the Kuma River, about 400 meters above sea level, roughly 20 km west of Mineralnye Vody and 25 km northwest of Pyatigorsk, just north of Camel Mountain.
The village was founded in 1868 by German Christians from the Temple Society and was named after landowner Prince Orbeliani. The settlers, many from Württemberg who had come via Bessarabia, rented land along the Kuma from the prince for 30 years at 25 kopecks per desyatina. The communities of Orbelyanovka and nearby Tempelhof were established in 1868. When the rental period ended, the residents moved about 200 km east onto Crown land and founded Romanovka and Olgino.
During World War II, Orbelyanovka was occupied by German troops in 1942 and was liberated by the Soviet army in early 1943. As of 2021, the village has about 1,436 residents. The postal code is 357224.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 11:03 (CET).