Polevskoy (russian: Полевско́й) is a

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Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...

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, located southwest of

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

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of the

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. Population: 60,000 (1974); 25,000 (1939).

History

The town is best known for its Dumnaya Mountain, where a monument to those who died fighting

Kolchak Kolchak, Kolçak or Kolčák is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Iliash Kolchak ("Kolchak-Pasha") ( fl. before 1710–1743), Moldavian mercenary and military commander * Alexander Kolchak (1873–1920), Russian naval commande ...

's army is located. The mountain and its surroundings are also mentioned in many tales by

Pavel Bazhov Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (russian: Па́вел Петро́вич Бажо́в; 27 January 1879 – 3 December 1950) was a Russian writer and publicist. Bazhov is best known for his collection of fairy tales ''The Malachite Box'', based on Ural ...

. The town was founded in the first quarter of the 18th century as a settlement around

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

mines. The first mine was established in 1702 and the commercial development started in 1718. In 1724–1727, the

Polevskoy Copper Smelting Plant The Polevskoy Copper Smelting Plant ( rus, Полевской медеплавильный завод, Polevskoj medeplavilnyj zavod), also known as Polevaya or Poleva, was one of the major metallurgical facilities located in Polevskoy, in Sverdl ...

was built to process the copper. The modern town comprises the territories of former settlements of Gumeshki, Polevskoy, and Seversky.

Flag

The flag of Polevskoy consists of the

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(♀), which represents the chemical element

, the character Lizard Queen of Russian folklore, the symbolic representation of the Stone Flower from the story of the same name, and the eight-pointed

star A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

, the brand of the

Seversky Pipe Plant The Seversky Pipe Plant ( rus, Северский трубный завод), also known as Severna, was one of the major manufacturing plants located in Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia. It is one of the oldest Russian plants at the Ura ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with thirteen rural localities, incorporated as the

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of PolevskoyOrder #120-P—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #30-OZ As a municipal division, the Town of Polevskoy is incorporated as Polevskoy Urban Okrug.Law #85-OZ

Sports

The

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team Seversky TrubnikRusbandy.ru
Seversky Trubnik
profile plays in a recreational league.

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* * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd