Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky (town)
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.svg) Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District |
| Administrative center of | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District |
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| Urban okrug | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 18,549 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Town status since | 1926 |
| Previous names | Petrovsky Zavod (until 1926) |
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Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky (Russian: Петровск-Забайкальский; IPA: [pʲɪˈtrofsk zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj]) is a town and the administrative center of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located along the Balyaga River in the valley between Zagan-Daban and Zagorinsky mountain ranges, 413 kilometers (257 mi) southwest of Chita. Population: 18,549 (2010 Census);21,164 (2002 Census);28,291 (1989 Census).
Before exploring expeditions of the Russian Cossacks in the 17th century, the future Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky's spot was a route junction of nomadic Buryat tribes. Peter the Great granted the heads of the tribes with principality. The settlement, founded in 1789 and known then as Petrovsky Zavod (Петровский Завод), grew and developed around its iron refinery. From 1830 to 1839, it was a detention place for seventy-one Decembrists and ten their wives, who were sent here from Chita. There is a commemorating mark on the railway station. In a restored house of the princess Yelena Troubetskaya, wife of Sergey Trubetskoy, was organized a museum, which opened on October 10, 1980. In Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky's historical district there are several buildings related to the times of Decembrists in the town.
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