Biysk

Biysk (; , ) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai). Population:

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Biysk is a city in the Altai Krai region of Russia, situated on the Biya River near where it meets the Katun River. It is the second-largest city in the region, after the capital city of Barnaul.

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Place details

Locality: Бийск
Region: Алтайский край
Country: Россия
Population: 215,430
Timezone: Asia/Barnaul

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Key facts

Russian city.en_name: Biysk
Russian city.ru_name: Бийск
Russian city.image_skyline: Biysk - Sovetskaya Street.JPG
Russian city.image_caption: Sovetskaya Street in Biysk
Russian city.map_label_position: right
Russian city.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Biysk (Altai krai) (1804).png
Russian city.image_flag: Flag of Biysk.png
Russian city.holiday: June 18
Russian city.federal_subject: Altai Krai
Russian city.adm_city_jur: city of krai significance of Biysk
Russian city.adm_ctr_of1: city of krai significance of Biysk
Russian city.adm_ctr_of2: Biysky District
Russian city.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian city.urban_okrug_jur: Biysk Urban Okrug
Russian city.mun_admctr_of1: Biysk Urban Okrug
Russian city.mun_admctr_of2: Biysky Municipal District
Russian city.leader_title: Head
Russian city.leader_name: Victor Schigrev

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Wikidata facts

Population: 179211
Area: 291.67
Elevation: 180
Official website: www.biysk22.ru
Image: Biysk - Sovetskaya Street.JPG
Dialing code: 3854

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Commons category: Biysk
inception: 1709-01-01
postal code: 659300
native label: Бийск
nickname: Ворота Горного Алтая

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Travel guide

Understand

Biysk is a starting point for tourists trekking to the Altay Mountains, 'the gateway to Mountainous Altai'.

Get in

There are no flights to Biysk airport because of reconstruction (as of 2011).

Get around

The tram network is present with 8 routes. Public buses and taxis are numerous.

See

thumb|250px| Assumption Temple Historic part of the city is the most curious place to give a look to where the architecture tells about the past epoch. Go on to the right bank of the river to enjoy 19th-century houses of merchants, Passages and an Orthodox Temple, all in compact area.

Your collection of Lenin's statues would be incomplete if you haven't taken a picture of one from Biysk. Thanks to cold weather Lenin was put a hat on here. There is a monument to the city's founder Peter the Great on the horseback. If the weather permits one can see rockets being launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. At nights rockets remind of comets.

Do

Visit the Drama theater. Go to the Bowling club. Musical theater Echo.

Buy

Trade-center 'Maria-Ra' has a small souvenir shop inside.

Connect

The central post-office is located at 34, Sovetskaya st.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

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Contents

History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Transportation
Education and culture
Geography
Climate
Notable people
References
Notes
Sources
External links

==History== The fortress of Bikatunskaya (), or Bikatunsky Ostrog (), was founded in 1708-1709: it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by the order the Russian Tsar Peter the Great signed in 1708. Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog was destroyed by the Dzungar people. The Bikatunskaya fortress was re-built at a new place ( up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed Biyskaya () in 1732. Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782. In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an uyezd town of Tomsk Governorate and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.