Country Russia Administratively subordinated to Town of Asbest Founded 1889 | Federal subject Sverdlovsk Oblast Administrative center of Town of Asbest Local time Sunday 3:06 PM | |
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Urban okrug Asbestovsky Urban Okrug Administrative center of Asbestovsky Urban Okrug Weather 4°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
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Asbest (Russian: Асбе́ст) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 68,893 (2010 Census); 76,328 (2002 Census); 84,470 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Tede sir mich asbest keptn 2016 audio
- Map of Asbest Sverdlovsk Oblast Russia
- Todesgefahr asbest ard panorama
- Etymology
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Education and recreation
- References
Map of Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Todesgefahr asbest ard panorama
Etymology
The town is named for its asbestos industry.
History
It was founded in 1889 as Kudelka (Куделька). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1933.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the work settlements of Malysheva and Reftinsky and five rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Asbest—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, Asbest and two rural localities are incorporated as Asbestovsky Urban Okrug. The urban-type settlement of Malysheva, together with three other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Malyshevsky Urban Okrug, and the urban-type settlement of Reftinsky is incorporated separately as Reftinsky Urban Okrug.
Economy
Today's Asbest is a large industrial center. Joint-stock company Uralasbest is the main industrial enterprise. The chrysotile (asbestos) mine adjacent to the town is the subject of published, peer-reviewed scientific investigations and is said to be the world's largest. The adjacent open-pit Uralasbest mine is said to be "seven miles (11 km) long and 1 to 1.5 miles (2.5 km) wide, (and) it is nearly half the size of Manhattan — and more than a thousand feet (300 meters) deep".
Other factories include UralATI, Zarechny, Asbostroy, Asbestovskaya poultry processing plant, and a ferroconcrete production factory. Asbestos, bricks, porcelain, furniture, metal constructions, and other products are produced in Asbest.
Education and recreation
The town is home to the Uralasbest stadium, which seats ten thousand people. Educational facilities include music schools, a school of art, an Olympic school, an institute of science and research, professional schools, and colleges of mining and economics. There are two museums: a geological museum and a museum of local lore.