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Verkhneuralsk

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Verkhneuralsk () is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Verkhneuralsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Верхнеуральск
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
Verkhneuralsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
Verkhneuralsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type
Town
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Verkhneuralsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
Town of Verkhneuralsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Verkhneuralsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Verkhneuralsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
Verkhneuralskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
9457
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1734

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Wikidata facts

Population
8861
Area
50
Elevation
412
Official website
www.verhneuralsk.ru
Image
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Verhneuralsk.jpg
Dialing code
35143
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Commons category
Verkhneuralsk
inception
1734-01-01
postal code
457670
native label
Верхнеуральск
time of earliest written record
1734-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • References
  • Notes
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Verkhneuralsk () is a town and the administrative center of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River, southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==History== Founded in 1734 as the fortress of Verkhneyaitskaya (), it was renamed Verkhneuralskaya () after the Yaik River was renamed the Ural. Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Verkhneuralsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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