Krasnoturinsk
| Krasnoturyinsk (English) Краснотурьинск (Russian) |
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 Krasnoturyinsk Town Administration building |
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.svg) Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Krasnoturyinsk |
| Administrative center of | Town of Krasnoturyinsk |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Krasnoturyinsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Krasnoturyinsk Urban Okrug |
| Head | Sergey Verkhoturov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 59,633 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 277th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1758 |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Previous names |
Turyinskiye Rodniki, Turyinsky (until 1944) |
| Postal code(s) | 624440—624450 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34384 |
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Krasnoturyinsk (Russian: Краснотурьи́нск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), 348 kilometers (216 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 59,633 (2010 Census);64,878 (2002 Census);67,324 (1989 Census).
It was one of the copper mining settlements established in 1758 on the Turya River. At the time, it was known as Turyinskiye Rudniki (Турьинские Рудники). Later it was known as Turyinsky (Турьинский). It was granted town status and renamed Krasnoturyinsky in 1944.
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Krasnoturyinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnoturyinsk is incorporated as Krasnoturyinsk Urban District.
The bandy club Dynamo Mayak has played in the highest division of the Russian Bandy League and now play in the second highest division. Their home arena has a capacity of 5000.
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