Biysk
| Biysk (English) Бийск (Russian) |
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| City Day | June 18 |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Altai Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of krai significance of Biysk |
| Administrative center of | city of krai significance of Biysk,Biysky District |
| Municipal status (as of March 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Biysk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Biysk Urban Okrug, Biysky Municipal District |
| Head | Lidiya Gromoglasova |
| Representative body | Duma |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 210,115 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 89th |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Founded | 1709 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Postal code(s) | 659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3854 |
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Biysk (Russian: Бийск; IPA: [bʲijsk]) 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: 210,115 (2010 Census);218,562 (2002 Census);233,238 (1989 Census).
The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range. Chuysky Highway begins in Biysk and then goes through the Altai Republic to Russia's border with Mongolia.
Biysk has a humid continental climate of the Dfb category, under the Köppen climate classification system.
The fortress of Bikatunskaya (Бикатунская), or Bikatunsky Ostrog (Бикатунский острог), 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 (20 kilometers (12 mi) up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed Biyskaya (Бийская) 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.
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