Gornyak (russian: Горня́к) is a

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and the

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Loktevsky District Loktevsky District (russian: Ло́ктевский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #86-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the dis ...

of Altai Krai,

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, located southwest of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Zolotukha'' (until 1942). It lies adjacent to the

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History

It was founded in 1751 as the '' selo'' of Zolotukha (). In 1942, a miners' settlement was established in place of the old Zolotukha, named Gornyak. It was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status in 1946 and town status in 1969.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornyak serves as the

.Law #28-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Loktevsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Gornyak.Law #86-ZS As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gornyak is incorporated within Loktevsky Municipal District as Gornyak Urban Settlement.

References

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External links

Official website of Gornyak

Gornyak Business Directory
* {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Cities and towns in Altai Krai Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1751 1751 establishments in the Russian Empire