Satka (russian: Са́тка) is a

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and the

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of Satkinsky District in

Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...

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, located on the western slope of the Southern

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on the bank of the Satka River, from

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded on November 19, 1758 as an iron mining factory.

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, a mineral essential to the manufacture of

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brick used in

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s, was discovered there. In the beginning of the 20th century in Satka lived up to 10 thousand people. Among them are many alien people. Reached out to work the old believers of different sects and persuasions (the Austrians, the Pomorians, precedency, filippovtsy, fedoseevtsy etc.). There were two churches, two schools, post office, Telegraph, hospital, consumer society, two 46 industrial and commercial enterprises. In 1824 the city was visited by Emperor Alexander I, which has a positive impact on further development of production. By the end of the 19th century there were two blast furnaces, between the mechanical workshop and foundry in laid track. The Soviet government inherited a large production. In 1928 Satka became an urban-type settlement, and in 1937 — a city district, and since 1957 — of regional subordination.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Satka serves as the

of Satkinsky District.Resolution #161 As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Satkinsky District as the

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of Satka. As a municipal division, the Town of Satka is incorporated within Satkinsky Municipal District as Satkinskoye Urban Settlement.

Economy

The major industry in the town is the extraction of

magnesite Magnesite is a mineral with the chemical formula (magnesium carbonate). Iron, manganese, cobalt, and nickel may occur as admixtures, but only in small amounts. Occurrence Magnesite occurs as veins in and an alteration product of ultramafic ro ...

and other ores along with metallurgical plants to process the ore. In the conduct of Kombinat Magnezit there is the unique current narrow gauge railroad for Russia. The expanded length of the narrow railway was about 20 kilometers. The road is completely electrified. There is a small tourist industry because of the town's location in the center of the Ural Mountains near Zyuratkul National Park. There is also a nearby historic site at Porogi where the first hydro-electric generator in Russia was installed. Satka has a little industry and one factory.

Transportation

Although there is a railway station in Satka, it is a spur line so connections are inconvenient.

Education

In addition to secondary schools, there is a satellite campus of the Chelyabinsk State University.

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External links

Official website of Satka

OAO Magnezit
the major employer in the town {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2011 Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast Ufa Governorate