Vorkuta is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the river Vorkuta. In 2010, its population was 70,548, down from 84,917 in 2002.
Vorkuta is the third largest city north of the Arctic Circle and the easternmost town in Europe. It has the coldest recorded temperature of any European city, having recorded a −52 °C temperature. From Wikipedia
