Polazna Explained

En Name:Polazna
Ru Name:Полазна
Coordinates:58.2881°N 56.4067°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Perm Krai
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Pop 2010Census:12753
Postal Codes:618703
Date:March 2011

Polazna (Russian: Пола́зна) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Dobryanka in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the east bank of Kama Reservoir, 45km (28miles) north of Perm and 25km (16miles) south of Dobryanka. Population:

History

Polazna was first mentioned in the Census of Great Perm in 1623–1624 as a settlement at the confluence of the Polazna River with four households and fourteen inhabitants. In 1797, an ironwork factory was built there, and Polazna became a factory settlement. In 1927, the factory was closed and its territory was flooded due to the construction of Kama Reservoir. In 1949, commercial development of oil started in Polazna. In 1956, Polazna was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1996, a bridge over the Kama River, which connected Polazna with Perm, was built.