Place:Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk, Uralsky, Russia

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NamePervouralsk
Alt namesPervoural'sksource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IX, 320
Первоуральскsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates56.983°N 59.967°E
Located inSverdlovsk, Uralsky, Russia
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Pervouralsk (lit. the first in the Urals) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Chusovaya River (Kama's tributary) west of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 122,000 (1974); 90,000 (1959); 44,000 (1939).

It was previously known as Vasilyevsko-Shaytansky (until 1920).

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

History of Pervouralsk began in 1730, when Vasily Demidov began the building of the iron-making factory. It produced pipes for more than 200 years. On December 1, 1732, the factory started operating; this date is now considered the official date of the city's foundation. The village around the factory was named Vasilyevsko-Shaytansky. In 1920, the village was renamed Pervouralsk. After building Pervouralsky Novotrubny Works in 1933, the village was granted town status.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Pervouralsk. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Pervouralsk%2C_Sverdlovsk%2C_Uralsky%2C_Russia"