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Ural and Trans-Uralia


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In the section - 11 cities and 8 settlements

The list of all cities

Knowledge about cities being situated at Transsib in area of Ural and Trans-Uralia - from Vereshchagino in the west of Perm territory to Ishim in Tyumen region are collected here. All raion centres (not cities) and large stations also are included into this section. In the case of the rich historical past or great number of remarkables of special city, separate information is selected.
Cities in the section are strictly sorted by their arrangement along Trans-Siberian railway from west to east from Moscow.

Populated areas: Vereshchagino c., Maiskiy stt, Perm c., Kungur c., Ust-Kishert v., Shalya stt, Pervouralsk c., Yekaterinburg c., Beloyarskiy stt, Bogdanovich c., Kamyshlov c., Pyshma stt, Tugulym stt, Tyumen c., Yalutorovsk c., Zavodoukovsk c., Omutinskiy stt, Golyshmanovo stt, Ishim c.


			Vereshchagino c., Perm ter.
				The city of raion subordination, raion centre (Vereshchagino raion). Was founded: in 1898, incorporated from 1942. Coordinates: 58-06 d.n., 54-43 d.e. The city is situated in Ural area. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 17 sq. km. Population: 22,9 thous. (1959); 24,6 thous. (1989); 24,9 thous. (1998); 22,7 thous. (2006). Renamings: Ocherskaya (1898-?), Voznesenskaya (?-1915).

			1314 km of Transsib: the station Vereshchagino, south side (ñ 1899). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1961, direct current. Economics: Combines of bread products and milk, enterprise "Vereshchagino knitted goods". Plants: of railway machines repairs and manufacture of spares, of concrete product. In Vereshchagino raion wheat, oats, foddercrops, potatoes, vegetables are grown. Cattle husbandry (dairy-meat direction), aviculture. Deposits of peat, oil, limestone, marl. Culture and museums: Museum of regional studies.

			History: It was founded in 1898 during construction of the railway Perm - Vyatka as Ocherskaya station (later Voznesenskaya). It was renamed in 1915 in honor of Russian painter of battle-pieces V.V. Vereshchagin.


			Maiskiy set., Perm ter.
			Settlement of town type (1975), is subordinated to Krasnokamsk c. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			1387 km of Transsib: the station Chaikovskaya, south side (from 1899). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1961, direct current. Economics: Manufacture of building materials, agriculture.


			Perm c.
				The centre of Perm territory RF and Perm raion. Was founded: in 1781, incorporated from 1781. 7 city districts, subordinate settlement: Novye Lyady. Coordinates: 58-00 d.n., 56-19 d.e. The city is situated in Middle Ural area, at Kama r., lower of inflowing of Chusovaya r. into it. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 798 sq. km. Population: 306 thous. (1939); 629 thous. (1959); 1094,1 thous. (1989); 1018,1 thous. (1999); 993,3 thous. (2006). Renamings: Perm (1781-1940), Molotov (1940-1957). Average temperatures: January -15, April +3, July +18, October +1

			1434 km of Transsib: the station Perm-2, north side (from 1896). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1961, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Passenger stations in city limits: Zakamsk, Kur'ya, Perm-Sortirovochnaya, Blochnaya, Kabelnaya, Perm-1, Balmoshnaya, Levshino, Golovanovo. Railway junction (3 directions - to Kirov, Yekaterinburg, Chusovskaya). Tram, trolleybus. A port at Kama r. Economics: Perm is a large centre of heavy industry, chiefly engineering industry. Leading enterprises: JSK - "Perm motors" (aicraft engines, equipment for food and light industries), "Motovilikha plants" (space-rocket technics, oil field structures, truck cranes, car units and details, quality steel and rolled-metal), "The Dzerzhinskiy engineering plant" (war produce, metal-working equipment, motorized saws, pumps), IA "Velta" (space-rocket technics, equipment for agro-industrial complex branches, medical technics, bicycles), "Aviamotor", "Inkar" (space-rocket technics, carburettor, electrical saws), "Telta" (phones etc.), "Morion" (telecommunication technique), the plant "Mashinostroitel" (war produce, equipment for food industry, trailers), technique construction association (navigation equipment). Energy industry is developed - JSK "Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez", association "Permneft". Chemical industry - IA "Halogen" (technical bromine and iodine, plastic materials), JSK - "Pemos" (washing powders), "Sorbent" (chemical absorbers, activated carbon), "Kamtex" (synthetic dye-stuffs, colours, sulphuric acid etc.). Wood-working and wood-pulp and paper industries: integrated pulp-and-paper, veneer mills, printing factory "Gosznak" (special paper types). Light and food industries. JSK "Krasny Oktyabr" (lumbers, pianos etc.), SIA "Biomed" (medicinal preparations). Kama hydro-power station is situated in Perm limits. Science, education: University. Techincal university. Medical academy. Institutes: agricultural, pedagogical, of arts and culture etc. Research institutes of Perm scientific centre of RAS Uralian branch. Culture and museums: Theatres: the P. I. Chaikovskiy of opera and ballet (was founded in 1870), dramatic, puppet-show, for young audience. Perm ballet school (Choreographic school, was founded in 1945) is world-famous. Philharmonic. Circus. Art gallery. Museum of regional studies (the branch - diorama "December armed uprising in 1905 in Motovilikha). Architecture and remarkables: Petropavlovsk cathedral (1757-64), cathedral of Sudarium-Transfiguration monastery (1798-1832). Buildings of former Public offices (the end of the 18 c.), City duma (the end of the 18 c.), Noble assembly (1830). There are old building of opera house, a house of Music school etc. among structures of the end of the 19 - the begininnig of the 20 cc. There is the only at Ural museum of wooden architecture Khokhlovka at shore of Kama reservoir. There is balneological health resort Ust'-Kachka 58 km far from Perm.

			History: There was Egoshikha village in the beginning of the 17 c. at the place of modern Perm where in 1723 brass-works with settlement were built. In 1781 at the place of Yegoshino settlement new city named Perm (the centre of Perm vicegerency) was founded. From 1796 provincial centre. In 1781-98 and 1807-31 here the main Mining administration of Uralian plants was situated. In the beginning of the 19 c. Perm is the largest in Kama area river port. In 1846 regular navigation by Kama was organized. In 1863 Siberian road was laid via Perm and in 1878 Uralian line was built. Perm was a place of political exile. In 1812-14 M. M. Speranskiy, in 1835 A. I. Gertsen, in 1880-81 V. G. Korolenko were exiled here. In 1863 near Motovilikha settlement close to Motovilikha brass-works (was founded in 1738 to the north of Perm), Motovilkha cannon plant becoming later one of the largest Uralian metal-working enterprises (later Motovilikha settlement accreted with Perm) appeared. Pre-revolutionary Perm was administrative, trade-stock and transit-transport and also cultural centre of Ural. From 1938 the centre of Perm region. From 2006 the centre of Perm territory. During Great Patriotic War many large industrial enterprises were evacuated to Perm from European part of USSR.


			Kungur c., Perm ter.
				The city of territorial subordination, raion centre (Kungur centre). Was founded: in 1663, incorporated from 1781. Coordinates: 57-24 d.n., 57-02 d.e. The city is situated in Ural area at inflowing of Iren and Shakva r.r. into Sylva r. (Kama basin). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 69 sq. km. Population: 36 thous. (1939); 64,8 thous. (1959); 81,8 thous. (1989); 75,5 thous. (2000); 68 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			1535 km of Transsib: the station Kungur, north side (from 1909). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1963, direct current. Economics: SIA "Turbobur" (95% of Russian manufacture of turbo-drills and screw face engines, units for repairs of oil and gas wells). JSK "Kungur-footwear" (leather including army footwear). Mill of art goods (souvenirs from stone, majolica), factory of musical instruments (guitars), repair-mechanical plant, clothing and knitting mills, enterprises of food industry. In Kungur raion rye, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, vegetables are grown. Meat-dairy cattle husbandry, aviculture. Deposits of oil, gas, rock-salt, gemstones, gypsum, fireclay and brick-earth, mineral waters etc. Culture and museums: Museum of regional study. Architecture and renarkables: Transfiguration church (1781), Nikola cathedral, former Guest courtyard with the Burse (1865-76, arch. R. O. Karvovskiy), Zyryanov hospice (1881, now surgical department of hospital), storehouses of merchants Kopakovs (the 19 c., now Cultural centre). There is the unique monument of nature - Kungur cave - at Kungur outskirts, at right bank of Sylva. There is botanical refugium Spasskaya mountain (an area of mat-grass steppe) in Kungur raion.

			History: It was founded at Kungurka r. in 1648 17 km ablove Iren r. mouth. In 1662 it was burnt by Bashkirs. In 1663 it was removed to the modern place (former Mysovskoe village) and built as a fortress. In 1774 it withstood a siege of E. I. Pugachev forces. In the beginning of the 18 c. leather and foot-wear industry originated (in 1724 a tannery was built). To the middle of the 18 c. it was one of the largest population area at Ural. From 1759 Perm administration of mining plants was situated here. From 1781 a sheading city of Perm vicegerency (from 1796 province). To the end of the 18 c. significant point of transit trade (including bread) at Siberian road, the centre of leather manufacture in Perm province. Kungur rope and linseed oil were widely known. To the end of the 19 c. significant industrial (including manufacture of leather footwears, gloves and mittens) and cultural centre.


			Ust-Kishert v., Perm ter.
			Village, raion centre (Kishert raion). The village is situated at Barda r. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			1555 km of Transsib: the station Kishert, south side (from 1909). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1963, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Shalya set., Sverdlovsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1942), raion centre (Shalya raion). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			1669 km of Transsib: the station Shalya, south side (from 1909). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1962, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Pervouralsk c., Sverdlovsk reg.
				The city of region subordination. Was founded: in 1732, incorporated from 1933. Subordinate settlements: Bilimbay, Kuzino, Novoutkinsk Coordinates: 56-55 d.n., 59-54 d.e. The city is situated at the north foot of Konovalovskiy range at Chusovaya r. (Kama tributary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 210 sq. km. Population: 44 thous. (1939); 90 thous. (1959); 143,3 thous. (1989); 135,7 thous. (1999); 132,9 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			1771 km of Transsib: the station Pervouralsk, north side (from 1910). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1962, direct current. Economics: Novotrubny plant (was founded in 1930, manufacture of steel solid drawn pipes and seamless cylinders), IA "Chrompik". Plants: silica (manufacture of acid refractories from Karaulnaya mountain quartzites), of minig equipment repairs, of sanitary wares, of radio-television equipment. Large manufacture of building materials (plants: of composite metalworks, of tube building constructions etc.). There is mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite. Science, education: Branch of Uralian technical university.

			History: It sprang up in 1732 close to inflowing of Shaytanka r. into Chusovaya as a settlement at iron-making Vasilyev-Shaytan plant. From the 1920 years the first Uralian plant of seamless and rolled pipes (now the branch of Novotrubny plant) which gave the name Pervouralsk to the settlement was created.


			Yekaterinburg c.
				The centre of Sverdlovsk region RF. Was founded: in 1723, incorporated from 1796. 7 city districts, subordinate settlements: Koltsovo, Severka, Shabrovskiy, Shirokaya Rechka. Coordinates: 56-50 d.n., 60-43 d.e. The city is situated at east slope of the Middle Ural along bank of Iset r. (Tobol tribiutary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 1000 sq. km. Population: 423 thous. (1939); 779 thous. (1959); 1298 thous. (1989); 1270,7 thous. (1999); 1308,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: Yekaterinburg (before 1924), Sverdlovsk (1924-1991). Average temperatures: January -16, April +2, July +17, October +1

			1814 km of Transsib: the terminal Yekaterinburg-Passenger, south side (from 1878). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1942, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Administration of Sverdlovsk line. Passenger stations in city limits: Yekaterinburg-Sortirovochny, Shartash, Putevka, Apparatnaya, Vostochnaya, Uktus, Keramik. Railway junction (7 directions - to Perm, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Tyumen, Tavda, Nizhniy Tagil). Metro (from 1991, 1 line). Tram, trolleybus. Railway details: In 1872 construction of the railway Perm - Nizhniy Tagil - Yekaterinburg began. The first station (now military) was built in 1881, architect Gubonin. The second station (which worked until 1998, and now it's on reconstruction) was built in 1910, arch. K. T. Babykin, and was one-storeyed. But in 1939 it was reconstructed (arch. G. P. Valenkov and V. I. Smirnov) and quite possibly owing to moving of passenger transportations to the north way of Transsib. The new terminus (modern, attached to the station of 1939) was made avaiable in 1994. Though it was another in project - a trestle above tracks and horizontal escalator to metro were planned but ones managed with new tunnel. The station Shartash earlied was named Yekaterinburg-II (exactly to this station ones brought Nikolai II in 1918). Economics: Leading branches: engineering (mainly heavy) and metal-working. IA "Uralmash", the M. I. Kalinin engineering plant, IA "Uralian optics-mechanical plant", the plant "Yralkhimmash" (equipment for chemical industry), "Uralelectrotyazhmash" (the main Russian supplier of large electric machines), turbo-motors plant. Plants: of transport engineering, "Pnevmostroymashina", bearing, the V. V. Vorovskoy engineering, "Sverdlesmash", of trade engineering, compressor, instrumental etc. Conspicuous postion belongs to ferrous metallurgy - Verkh-Isetskiy metallurgical works, steel-casting departments of leading engineering plants. There next branches develop: chemical - plants: of rubber-technical products, tyre, of plastic materials etc.; chemical-pharmaceutical - plants: of medical preparations, of antibiotics production. Leading enterprises of light industry - worsted combine, IA "Clothes" and "Uralobuv", leather-haberdashery association "Zvezda", skinnery factory. Large manufacture of building materials. Products of "Uralian gems" plant are widely known. Science, education: There are about 140 research, development and design institutes in the city. Uralian centre of RAS. Uralian state university. Institutes: polytechnical, mining, architectural, medical, pedagogical, agricultural, electro-mechanical, engineers of railway transport, law, timber-technical institute etc. Conservatoire. Culture and museums: Theatres: the A. V. Lunacharskiy of opera and ballet, dramatic, of musical comedy, for young audience, puppet-show. Philharmonic. Circus. Museums: regional of regional studies, of Uralian mountains, the D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak literary, house-museum of P. P. Bazhov. Art gallery (was founded in 1936 - the largest collection of Kaslino castings including unique Kaslino cast-iron pavilion - the gold medalist at World exhibition in Paris in 1900). Museum of history of medicine, Museum of Uralian combat glory and Uralian war okrug history). Architecture and remarkables: Yekaterinburg extends from west to east for 15 km, from north to south for 26 km. Iset river dividing the city to west and east parts was turned into system of steppedly situated reservoirs (the largest is Verkhne-Isetskiy pond, another ones - Gorodskoy, Parkovya and Nizhneisetskiy). There are numerous buildings of the 18 - the beginning of the 19 c.c in classisim style in Yekaterinburg: Mining office (1737-39, was reconstructed in 1833-35 by the project of architect M. P. Malakhov), former estate of Rastorguev-Kharitonov (1794-1824, arch. Malakhov), Malakhov's house (1817-20) etc. At the place of metallurgical plant built in 1723 Historical square with blocks of rocks from various raions of Uralian area was created.

			History: The city was founded in 1721 by V. N. Tatishcev as mining-works, cultural and trade centre of Ural. November 7(18) 1723 when the first phase of Goverment metallurgical plant was put into operation and extensive city building developed is considered the official date of the foundation. Iset plant and fortress at it soon was named Yekaterinburg (in honor of empress Yekaterina II). In Yekaterinburg Uralian mining administration and Mining-works schhol was. Near the city Verh-Isetskiy, Verkhneuktusskiy (Yelizavetinskiy) metallurgical plants later merged with Yekaterinburg were being built. In the 18 c. in Yekaterinburg industry of stone processing sprang up (in 1751 lapidary factory on manufacture of vases, caskets and other products from malachite, porphyry was built). In 1763 from Moscow via Yekaterinburg to Siberia Siberian road was laid. From 1781 Yekaterinburg was the centre of Yekaterinburg region, from 1791 a sheading city of Perm province. Yekaterinburg played a large past in creation of gold-mining industry in Russia. Here gold ores mined in neighbouring mines were smelted. From the 1840th years Yekaterinburg becomes a centre of metalwork and from the end of the 19 c. - significant railway centre in Ural (in 1878 it was connected with Perm by railway). In night from 17th to 18th of July, 1918 in Yekaterinburg former Russian emperor Nikolai II and his family were shot down. To the beginning of the 20 c. Yekaterinburg was of the largest sheading city in European part of Russia. From 1919 the centre of Yekaterinburg province, from 1923 - of Uralian ragion. In 1924-91 it named Sverdlovsk (in honour of Ya. M. Sverdlov). From 1934 the centre of Sverdlovsk region. From the 1930th years large plants, mainly engineering and metalworks was built.


			Beloyarskiy set., Sverdlovsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1962), raion centre (Beloyarskiy raion). The settlement is situated at Pyshma r. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			1870 km of Transsib: the station Bazhenovo, south side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1976, direct current. Economics: Beloyarskiy A-plant.


			Bogdanovich c. Sverdlovsk reg.
				The city of region subordination, raion centre (Bogdanovich raion). Was founded: in 1885, incorporated from 1947. Coordinates: 56-47 d.n, 62-02 d.e. The city is situated at east slope of the Middle Ural, at Kunara r. (right tributary of Pyshma r.). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 23 sq. km. Population: 19,1 thous. (1959); 36,2 thous. (1989); 36,4 thous. (1998); 32,1 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			1913 km of Transsib: the station Bogdanovich, north side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1976, direct current. Railway junction (4 directions - to Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Serov). Economics: Plants - of refractory products, sleeper impregnation, porcelain, formula-feed. Furniture facotry, meat-preserving factory and bakery. Enterprises of building materials manufacture.

			History: It sprang up in 1883-85 as railway station at the time of the railway Yekaterinburg - Tyumen construction. It was named in honour of statesman Ye. V. Bogdanovich was one of initiators of railway construction in Ural.


			Kamyshlov c., Sverdlovsk reg.
				The city of region subordination, raion centre (Kamyshlov raion). Was founded: in 1668, incorporated from 1781. Coordinates: 56-52 d.n., 62-33 d.e. The city is situated at left bank of Pyshma r. (Ob basin) at inflowing pf Kamyshlovka r. into it. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 9,9 thous. (1926); 30,1 thous. (1959); 33,5 thous. (1989); 31,8 thous. (1998); 28,4 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			1957 km of Transsib: the station Kamyshlov, south side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1980, direct current. Economics: Enterprises operating railway transport, skinnery. Plants - "Uralizolyator", of building materials, electrotechnical, "Leskhozmash", metal-working, of road machines. Clothing factory, dairy plant, poultry processing plant. Culture and museums: Historical museum of regional studies. Architecture and remarkables: architectural monuments of the 19 - the beginning of the 20 c.c.: Veil cathedral, buildings of printing house, former men's gymnasium etc. There is balneological health resort Obukhovo in pine forest at a distance of 7 km from Kamyshlov at Pyshma.

			History: It was founded in 1667 at Kamyshlovka r. (left tributary of Pyshma, from Tartarian kamyshly "kamyshovaya" /rushy/ which sometime named Kamyshenka) as ostrog Kamyshevskiy, from 1687 Kamyshlovskaya sloboda. In the middle of the 18 c. Siberian road passed via the sloboda. From 1781 a sheading city Kamyshlov.


			Pyshma set., Sverdlovsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1943), raion cetre (Pyshma raion). The settlement is situated at Pyshma r. at inflowing of Yurmach r. into it. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			1997 km of Transsib: the station Oshchepkovo, south side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1980, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Tugulym set., Sverdlovsk reg.
			Settlement of town type (1962), raion centre (Tugulym raion). The settlement is situated ay Tugulymka r. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			2079 km of Transsib: the station Tugulym, south side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1980, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Tyumen c.
				The centre of Tyumen region RF, Tyumen raion. Was founded: in 1586, incorporated from 1782. 3 city districts, subordinate settlements: Melioratorov. Coordinates: 57-10 d.n., 65-33 d.e. Thec ity is situated in West Siberia along bank of Tura r. (Tobol tributary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 225 sq. km. Population: 79 thous. (1939); 150 thous. (1959); 476,8 thous. (1989); 502,5 thous. (1999); 542,5 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not. Average temperatures: January -16, April +3, July +18, October +1

			2139 km of Transsib: the station Tyumen, north side (from 1885). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1980, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Railway junction (3 directions - to Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Tobolsk). Passenger stations in city limits: Voinovka Trolleybus. A port at Tura r. Economics: Tyumen is an organizing centre of oil-gas extractive indiustry (oil-gas fields of Ob-Irtysh North), oil pipe-lines crosses the city. Leading branches of industry - engineering and metal working, woodworking, chemical, light and food. There are next main enterprises - engine SK, JSK "The plant of auto-tractor electric equipment". Plants: accumulator, ship-building yard, "Stroymash", Neftemash", of medical equipment and instruments. JSK - "Tyumenles", "Tyumenmebel", "Integrated house-building factory", "Krosno" (woolen clothes and yarn). Chemical-pharmaceutical plant. Factories: sheep-fur, carpet, clothing, shoe. Meat, dairy, mill, fish combines. Steam power plant. One of the largest financial centre of Russia. Science, education: University. Medical academy. Institutes: industrial, engineerin-building, agricultural, of arts and culture. Culture and museums: Theatres: dramatic, puppet-show. Philharmonic. Circus. regional museum of regional studies (was founded in 1879). Museum "Headquartes of V. K. Blyukher" (in 1919 in Tyumen gis 51st Perekop division formed). Architecture and remarkables: Historical part of the city was situated along bank of Tura and its right tributary Tyumenka r., at cuneal cape, between which in the of the 1580th Russian fortress was built (collapsed in the 18 c.) was becoming city heart. There is so-called Tsarevo site of ancient settlement with the remains of Tartarian town (rampart and moat) opposite the fortress. Tyumen developed mainly to south-east from the fortress, along Tura r. bank, right bank of Tyumenka and Siberian road. There is architectural complex of Trinity monastery (first Transfiguration, was founded in 1616) including Trinity cathedral (1709-15), Petropavlovsk church (1755, now Museum of city history), two-storied abbot's chamber (1739), high stone walls (1741) in north part of Tyumen. Sign cathedral (1786), church of Mikhail Malein (the end of the 18 c.), All-Vytaka church-chapel (1838) etc. Bulding of former commercial school (1910-14), Guest courtyard (1835-38) and Town hall (the first quarter of the 19 c., now Regional museum of regional study), post office (the 1800th years) etc. stand out among social structures. Industrial increase of Tyumen in the 19 c. cutting housing estate from Tura banks predeterminated linear character of city development in the 20 c. to the direction of west outskirts and particularlyto south-east, to railway where main district of modern housing estate is situated. There is balneomud health resort Bolshoy Taraskul 25 km south of Tyumen.

			History: Tyumen is the first Russian city in Siberia. It was founded as ostrog in 1586 by waywodes I. Myasin and V. B. Sukin at the mouth of Tyumenka r. (Tura tributary) at the place of sprang up in the 14 c. Tartarian city Chimgi-Tura captured by Yermak in 1581. From the 17 c. important transport transite point at trade road from Siberia to China, significant craft centre. Smithcraft, casting of road bells, leather milling, soap manufacture were developed. From 1709 was included into Siberia province, from 1782 a sheadin city of Tobol vicegerency (from 1796 province). To the beginning of the 19 c. Tyumen was a sigfnificant centre of manufacturing industry in West Siberia (the leading branch is leather). Economical importance of Tyumen more increased in the 1840 years from opening in Siberia river steam navigation (in 1838 in Tyumen the first in Siberia steamship was built) and from building in 1885 of the railway Yekaterinburg - Tyumen. In the second half of the 19 c. shipbuilding, wood and fish industries, carpet enterprise got extensive development. Tyumen was the large trade-financial centre of West Siberia, here every year one of the largest in Siberia summer fair passed. In the 19 c. Tyumen became a transfert point for migrants and exile (there was a prikaz of exiles registrated and allocated themthrough Siberia). From 1934 the centre of Ob-Irtysh region. From 1944 - Tyumen region.


			Yalutorovsk c., Tyumen reg.
				The city of region subordination, raion centre (Yalutorovsk raion). Was founded: in 1639, incorporated from 1782. Coordinates: 56-40 d.n., 66-18 d.e. The city is situated in West Siberia at the left bank of Tobol r. (Irtysh tribiutary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 52 sq. km. Population: 13,6 thous. (1939); 20,2 thous. (1959); 36,8 thous. (1989); 37,0 thous. (1998); 36,6 thous. (2006). Renamings: were not.

			2212 km of Transsib: the station Yalutorovsk, south side (from 1913). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1983, direct current. Economics: IA of dairy-canning industry, meat cutting plant. Plants: of agricultural machines repairs, lumber mill, of concrete product. Culture and museums: Museum of Decembrists (in the house where M. M. Muravyev-Apostol lived).

			History: It was founded in 1639 as Yalutorovskiy ostrog (later sloboda) at the place of Tartarian site of ancient settlement Yavla-Tur. In 1782 the sloboda was transformed into sheading city Yalutorovsk of Tobol vicegerency (from 1796 - province). In the 19 c. it was the place of political exile.


			Zavodoukovsk c., Tyumen reg.
				The city of region subordination, raion centre (Zavodoukovsk raion). Was founded: in 1729, settlement of town type from 1941, incorporated from 1960. Coordinates: 56-29 d.n., 66-32 d.e. The city is situated in West Siberia at the left bank of Tobol r. (Irtysh tributary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 21 sq. km. Population: 8,7 thous. (1959); 25,8 thous. (1989); 26,8 thous. (1998); 25 thous. (2006). Renamings: Ukovskaya (1729-1787), Zavodoukovskoe (1787-1941).

			2236 km of Transsib: the station Zavodoukovskaya, south side (from 1913). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1983, direct current. Economics: Engineering plant "Tyumenselmash", mechanical district forestry, clothing factory. Architecture and remarkables: There are springs of thermal mineral waters (hydropathic) close to Zavodoukovsk.

			History: It is known from 1729 as Ukovskaya village. From 1787 volost village Zavodoukovskoe. In the beginning of the 1900 years at the time of the railway Tyumen Omsk construction Zavodoukovskaya station sprang up (station building, barracks for workers were built). From 1941 working settlement. Incorporated from 1960.


			Omutinsky set., Tyumen reg.
			Settlement of town type (1959), raion centre (Omutinskiy raion). The settlement is situated at Vagay r. Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			2306 km of Transsib: the station Omutinskaya, north side (from 1913). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1984, direct current. Economics: Agriculture.


			Golyshmanovo set., Tyumen reg.
			Settlement of town type (1948), raion cemtre (Golyshmanovo raion). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one.

			2350 km of Transsib: the station Golyshmanovo, north side (from 1913). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1984, direct current. Economics: Agriculture, food industry.


			Ishim c., Tyumen reg.
				The city of region subordination, raion centre (Ishim raion). Was founded: in 1687, incorporated from 1782. Coordinates: 56-11 d.n., 69-28 d.e. The city is situated in West Siberia, at the left bank of Ishim r. (Irtysh tributary). Zone time: +2 from Moscow one. Area: 65 sq. km. Population: 31 thous. (1939); 47,8 thous. (1959); 66,3 thous. (1989); 63,2 thous. (1998); 64,8 thous. (2006). Renamings: Korkina sloboda (1687-1782).

			2428 km of Transsib: the station Ishim, south side (from 1913). Sverdlovsk line. It was electrified in 1984, direct current. Change of locomotives/crews of passenger trains. Economics: Plants: engineering (manufacture of tractor trailers), "Ishimselmash (sowers, autotrucks etc.), mechanical (repairs of railway transport, manufacture of spares for diesel locomotives). Factories: shoe, clothing, furniture. Enterprises of food industry: butter-cheese combine, meat-preserving factory, brewery. Manufacture of building materials. In Ishim raion wheat, rye, oats, millet, buckwheat are grown. Cattle production of meat-dairy direction. Deposits of brick clays. Science, education: Pedagogical institute. Architecture and remarkables: Epiphany cathedral (1793). There is natural monument Sinitsinskiy forest (woodland with areas of relict forest and rare species of plants including ferns) in Ishim raion. 12 km of Ishim in Yershovo village (former Bezrukovo) Russian writer P. P. Yershov was born

			History: It's known from 1687 as Korkina sloboda. Ishim city from 1782. In the 19 c. every year one of the largest in West Siberia Nikolskaya fairy passed here.