Nizhniye Sergi (russian: Ни́жние Серги́) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the

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Nizhneserginsky District Nizhneserginsky District (russian: Нижнесерги́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Sverdlovsk Oblast As a municipal division, it is incorporated as N ...

in Sverdlovsk Oblast,

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, located on a rolling plain surrounded by the

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, on the Serga River from

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1743.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Nizhniye Sergi serves as the

. As an administrative division, it is, together with eleven rural localities, incorporated within Nizhneserginsky District as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Nizhniye Sergi.Order #120-P As a municipal division, the Town of Nizhniye Sergi is incorporated within Nizhneserginsky Municipal District as Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement.Law #85-OZ

Economy

The town is an industrial center. The basis of its economy is mainly a plant that produces nails, wires, and other products of ferrous metallurgy. Most of the production output is exported.

Tourism

Nizhniye Sergi, with its Lake Montayevo health resort, is a popular destination in the

Ural region Ural (russian: Урал) is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It is considered a part of Eurasian Steppe, extending approximately from the North to the South; from the A ...

. The health resort is known for its mineral water that includes thirty-seven chemical elements.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast Krasnoufimsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1743 1743 establishments in the Russian Empire