Talitsa (ru|Талица) is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen segment of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 219km (136miles) east of Yekaterinburg. Population:
Talitsa was founded in 1732[1] in association with a vodka distillery. In 1885 a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway was opened in nearby Troitsky, situated 5km (03miles) north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.[1]
Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum in downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets. A spa resort area near the town has spring-fed and mud baths, and the water is also bottled for sale as a medicinal drink.[1]
Talitsa can reached by train to Troitsky, or by road.