Krasnoturyinsk
Krasnoturyinsk () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), north of Yekaterinburg. Population:
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- Краснотурьинск
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Krasnoturyinsk () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), north of Yekaterinburg. Population:
==History== It was one of the copper mining settlements established in 1758 on the Turya River. At the time, it was known as Turyinskiye Rudniki (). Later it was known as Turyinsky (). It was granted town status and renamed Krasnoturyinsky in 1944.. It is also known for its representation as the landing place of Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV when he travels to Russia.