| Nyazepetrovsk | Settelments of Chelyabinsk region | |
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Year of foundation – 1944 Territory – 3459 sq. km Nearest railway station – Nyazepetrovskaya Distance to the region center - 339 km City status from 1944 The city is situated in the southern part of the western slope of the The history of Nyazepetrovsk started from the village by the oldest iron-producing plant in the South Ural, founded on the river Nyazya in 1747 by a merchant Peter Osokin. It was called Nyazepetrovsk after the river and the owner.
Regional museum Industrial architecture memorials of the 19th century City's economy The leading branches of industry are machine-building and metal-working (without medical equipment industry), forest, woodworking and pulp and paper industry. In 2001 industry comprised 43,5%, agriculture – 24,7%, transport and communications – 15,2%, trade and public catering – 4,9% in the structure of production. Enterprises: machine-building plant, enterprises of woodworking industry. Dairy and meat farming prevail in agriculture. The production of potatoes and grain is developed. | |