Serov (town)
| Serov (English) Серов (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Town of Serov |
| Administrative center of | Serovsky District, Town of Serov |
| Municipal status (as of June 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Serovsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Serovsky Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Vladimir Anisimov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 99,373 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 167th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Town status since | 1926 |
| Previous names |
Nadezhdinsk (until 1934), Kabakovsk (until 1937), Nadezhdinsk (until 1939) |
| Postal code(s) | 624XXX |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 34385 |
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Serov (Russian: Серо́в) is a mining and commercial town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern foothills of the Ural Mountains, on the left bank of the Kakva River (a tributary of the Sosva), about 350 kilometers (220 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 99,373 (2010 Census);99,804 (2002 Census);104,158 (1989 Census).
Archaeological evidence suggests that the Mansi or their ancestors populated the area of Serov as early as 1000 BCE. In the early days of the Russian colonization of Siberia the district had only a few minor villages. The situation changed in 1893, when the chief manager of Bogoslovsk Mining District, Alexander Auerbakh, proposed a construction of a cast iron and rail plant on the Kakva River near the end of an existing railroad. This year the construction of a workers settlement began. It was named Nadezhdinsk after Nadezhda Polovtsova, the owner of Bogoslovsk Mining District. The first steel and rails in Nadezhdinsk were produced in 1896. Nadezhdinsk became an important supplier of rails for the Trans-Siberian Railway. Dmitry Mendeleyev, who visited Nadezhdinsk, was pleasantly surprised by the progressive technology used at the plant. The first school in Nadezhdinsk opened in December 1895, the first power plant (415 kW) in 1907.
The Revolution of 1905 affected Nadezhdinsk, with the turmoil continuing through 1908. At the beginning of World War I, Nadezhdinsk industry was reshaped to meet the demands of the military. Klein Brothers machine-building factory relocated to Nadezhdinsk from Riga in 1917. The growing demand for workforce was met by hiring workers from China and Korea, as well as prisoners of war (POWs). There were 1,266 Chinese and Koreans, and 3,329 POWs in Nadezhdinsk in 1917.
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