Kasli
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| Administrative status (as of June 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kaslinsky District |
| Town | Kasli |
| Administrative center of | Kaslinsky District, Town of Kasli |
| Municipal status (as of June 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Kaslinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kaslinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kaslinsky Municipal District, Kaslinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 16,969 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1747 |
| Town status since | July 29, 1942 |
| Previous names | Kaslinsky |
| Postal code(s) | 456830, 456832–456835 |
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Kasli (Russian: Касли́) is a town and the administrative center of Kaslinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located among several lakes on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, 87 kilometers (54 mi) northwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,969 (2010 Census);19,091 (2002 Census);21,530 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1747 as the settlement of Kaslinsky (Каслинский) around a foundry. Town status was granted to it on July 29, 1942.
The Kasli plant became famous for its cast iron castings in the mid-19th century. In 1900, an open-work pavilion was molded from metal for the international exhibition. It is now exhibited in the Yekaterinburg picture gallery.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kasli serves as the administrative center of Kaslinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Prigorodny), incorporated within Kaslinsky District as the Town of Kasli. As a municipal division, the Town of Kasli is incorporated within Kaslinsky Municipal District as Kaslinskoye Urban Settlement.
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