Severouralsk

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Severouralsk (Template:Langx, lit. (a town) in the Northern Urals) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vagran River (Ob's basin) at its confluence with the Kolonga River, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 29,263.[1]

History

It was founded in 1758 due to the construction of a cast iron and copper-smelting factory.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1931, the Soviets discovered a large deposit of bauxites in the area, followed by discovery of other deposits. Severouralsk was granted town status in 1944 after a number of surrounding settlements had been integrated into it.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with eight rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Severouralsk[2]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the Town of Severouralsk is incorporated as Severouralsky Urban Okrug.[4][2]

Transportation

The town is served by the Severouralsk Airport.

See also

References

Notes

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