Mariinsk

Mariinsk began as the village of Kiyskoye on the left bank of the Kiya River, in the southern Siberian forest country. Its foundation is commonly dated to 1698, although local historians have also suggested 1699. The name came from the river, a tributary in the Chulym basin. During the first decades of gold mining in the region, Kiyskoye supplied provisions to the mining settlements beyond the village.