En Name: | Chyormoz |
Ru Name: | Чёрмоз |
Coordinates: | 58.7833°N 66°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Federal Subject: | Perm Krai |
Adm District Jur: | Ilyinsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Ilyinsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Chyormozskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Chyormozskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 3861 |
Established Date: | 1701 |
Current Cat Date: | 1943 |
Postal Codes: | 617040 |
Dialing Codes: | 34276 |
Chyormoz (Russian: Чёрмоз, pronounced as /ru/) is a town in Ilyinsky District of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the shores of the Kama Reservoir, 102km (63miles) north of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: .
It was founded in 1701. In 1763 baron Nikolay Stroganov founded a steel mill in Chyormoz, which was later sold to Ivan Lazarev. In 1943 Chyormoz was granted town status. In 1956, the mill was closed, as it was in a flood zone of the Kama Reservoir.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chyormoz is subordinated to Ilyinsky District.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Chyormoz, together with twelve rural localities, is incorporated within Ilyinsky Municipal District as Chyormozskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Before 1959 the town was the seat of Chyormozsky District.[1]