Dobryanka, Perm Krai Explained

En Name:Dobryanka
Ru Name:Добрянка
Coordinates:58.4667°N 81°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Dobryanka (Perm krai).jpg
Federal Subject:Perm Krai
Adm City Jur:town of krai significance of Dobryanka
Adm Ctr Of:town of krai significance of Dobryanka
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Dobryansky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Dobryanskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Dobryansky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Dobryanskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:33686
Established Date:1623
Established Title:First mentioned
Current Cat Date:1943
Postal Codes:618740–618742, 618749
Website:http://dobryanka-city.ru/

Dobryanka (Russian: Добря́нка) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the bank of the Kama Reservoir, 61km (38miles) north of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

History

Considered to be one of the oldest inhabited localities in Perm Krai, Dobryanka was first mentioned in 1623. In 1752, an ironworks was built at the mouth of the Dobryanka River, and a settlement developed around it. In 1943, the settlement was granted town status. The town served as the administrative center of Dobryansky District, which was abolished in 1993.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the work settlement of Polazna and 110 rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Dobryanka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Dobryanka, together with 8 rural localities, is incorporated as Dobryanskoye Urban Settlement within Dobryansky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center.[2] The work settlement of Polazna and the remaining 102 rural localities are grouped into one urban settlement and six rural settlements within Dobryansky Municipal District.

Economy

Perm GRES—a huge power station with a 330m (1,080feet) tall chimney—is located in Dobryanka.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #416-67
  2. Law #1743-358