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Zarechny, Sverdlovsk Oblast

Zarechny (English)
Заречный (Russian)
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Location of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Zarechny is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Zarechny
Zarechny
Location of Zarechny in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°49′N 61°20′E / 56.817°N 61.333°E / 56.817; 61.333Coordinates: 56°49′N 61°20′E / 56.817°N 61.333°E / 56.817; 61.333
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Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Sverdlovsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Zarechny
Administrative center of Town of Zarechny
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Urban okrug Zarechny Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Zarechny Urban Okrug
Statistics
Area 299.27 km2 (115.55 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 26,820 inhabitants
Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Town status since 1992
Postal code(s) 624250
Dialing code(s) +7 34377
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Zarechny (Russian: Заре́чный) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyshma River east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 26,820 (2010 Census);27,914 (2002 Census);27,675 (1989 Census).

It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1957; town status was granted in 1992.

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Zarechny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Zarechny is incorporated as Zarechny Urban Okrug.

Zarechny is set in a forested region, and also is the site of the Beloyarsk nuclear power station. The site a 600 MW sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor. There are plans for an 800 MW reactor and there are two older reactors that have been decommissioned. There is also a 15 MW reactor used for research and collaboration with several international partners.
The power station is also connected to a number of cultural events, and hosted a folk festival in 2008. A Zarechny woman Tatiana Vdovina also came third in the Miss Atom 2008 beauty contest.

Zarechny is home of the martial arts club "Desantnik", which is based opposite the memorial to soldiers fallen in modern wars.


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