Nyrob

Nyrob (in English) Ныроб (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement  - Work settlement
Location of Perm Krai in Russia
Nyrob Location of Nyrob in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 60°44′22″N 56°43′25″E / 60.73944°N 56.72361°E / 60.73944; 56.72361Coordinates: 60°44′22″N 56°43′25″E / 60.73944°N 56.72361°E / 60.73944; 56.72361
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Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai
Administrative district	Cherdynsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	5,523 inhabitants
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
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Nyrob (Russian: Ныроб) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Cherdynsky District of Perm Krai, Russia. Population: 5,523 (2010 Census);7,500 (2002 Census);5,526 (1989 Census).

The name of settlement is a concatenation of Komi-Permyak words "ныр" (meaning "nose") and "ыб" (meaning "field"). With "Nose" being one of the first residents of the locality, the name as a whole can be translated as "a field belonging to Nose".

It was first mentioned in written sources in 1579.

It served as the administrative center of Nyrobsky District between February 27, 1924 and June 10, 1931 and then again between October 20, 1931 and November 4, 1959. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1963.

There are some architectural sights. One of them is Nikolskaya Church (completed in 1704); to the west of it there is also Bogoyavlenskaya Church (1736).

Nyrob is connected with the town of Cherdyn by a 41-kilometer (25 mi) long paved road.

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