Revda (russian: Ревда́) 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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Geography

The Europe-Asia border runs through Revda.

History

It was founded in 1734 and was granted town status in 1935.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with the

of Degtyarsk and ten rural localities, incorporated 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 Revda—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #30-OZ As a municipal division, Revda and seven rural localities are incorporated as Revda Urban Okrug.Law #85-OZ The town of Degtyarsk, together with three other rural localities, is incorporated separately as Degtyarsk Urban Okrug.

Culture

A local museum houses replicas of border markers on various road and highways in the Urals

Radio Broadcasting

Radio Rossii/GTRK Ural 89.9 MHz (Pervouralsk) Radio Record 90.5 MHz (Pervouralsk) Radio Mayama 94 MHz Radio Dacha 94.5 MHz Radio Miliceyskaya volna 95.1 MHz (Pervouralsk) Mayak 97.2 MHz (Pervouralsk) Interra FM 97.6 MHz (Pervouralsk) Gold FM 98.1 MHz (Pervouralsk) Radio Pilot 100.4 MHz (Yekaterinburg) Dzhem FM 102.5 MHz (Yekaterinburg) Radio C 103.7 MHz (Yekaterinburg)

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1734