Yuryuzan, Chelyabinsk Oblast Explained

En Name:Yuryuzan
Ru Name:Юрюзань
Coordinates:54.8667°N 84°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Chelyabinsk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Katav-Ivanovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Yuryuzan
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of:Town of Yuryuzan
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Yuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Yuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:12571
Established Date:1758
Current Cat Date:June 18, 1943
Postal Codes:456120–456122
Website:http://www.yuryuzan.ru/

Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь) is a town in Katav-Ivanovsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River (left tributary of the Ufa River), 254km (158miles) from Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was established in 1758 as the settlement of Yuryuzan-Ivanovsky Zavod (Russian: Юрюза́нь-Ива́новский Заво́д) to support the construction of an ironworks. Since the end of the 19th century, the settlement is known as Yuryuzansky Zavod (Russian: Юрюза́нский Заво́д). It was granted town status and renamed Yuryuzan on June 18, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the village of Pervukha), incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky District as the Town of Yuryuzan.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yuryuzan is incorporated within Katav-Ivanovsky Municipal District as Yuryuzanskoye Urban Settlement.

Economy

Town economy centers around a large plant which produces refrigerators.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #161