Nerchinsky Zavod (russian: Не́рчинский Заво́д) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, located near the
Sino-Russian border. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 2,842.
History
It was founded in 1704
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai''] by Greek mining engineers in the employ of the Russian Government.
[Kennan, p. 279] Lead and silver ore was mined by prisoners in the
Nerchinsk katorga
Nerchinsk katorga ( Russian: Нерчинская каторга, Nerchinskaya katorga) was a ''katorga'' system of the Russian Empire in the area of the , which embraced a large part of eastern Transbaikalia (today's Chita Oblast), near the borde ...
starting in 1722.
Transportation
The regional road P429 leads west to
Gazimursky Zavod,
Shelopugino, and
Sretensk
Sretensk ( rus, Сретенск, p=ˈsrʲetʲɪnsk) is a town and the administrative center of Sretensky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Shilka River (Amur basin), east of Chita, the administrative cent ...
; it leads east to the border with China at the ''selo'' of
Olochi.
Climate
Nerchinsky Zavod has a
subarctic climate (
Köppen climate classification
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''Dwc''), with severely cold winters and warm summers.
Precipitation
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is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.
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Rural localities in Zabaykalsky Krai
1704 establishments in Russia
Transbaikal Oblast
Populated places established in 1704