Suksun (russian: Суксун) is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center of
Suksunsky District
Suksunsky District (russian: Суксунский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Suksunsky Municipal District.Law #1719- ...
of
Perm Krai,
Russia, located on the left bank of the
Sylva River
The Sylva () is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Princip ...
(a
tributary of the
Chusovaya River
The Chusovaya (russian: Чусова́я) is a river flowing in Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast and Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia. A tributary of the Kama, which in turn is a tributary of the Volga, it discharges into the Chusovskoy Cove of the Kamsk ...
), from the city of
Perm. Population:
Etymology
The name is of Turkic origin and means ''cold water''.
[Encyclopedia of Perm Krai]
Entry on Suksun
History
Suksun was first mentioned as a settlement in 1651.
The town grew around the copper smelting and iron works plant built by
Akinfiy Demidov in 1727–1729.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to it on June 20, 1933.
In the mid 18th century, due to the presence of copper, the town became known for the production of copper utensils and Samovars. While copper is no longer mined in Suksun, Samovars are still being manufactured there.
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Urban-type settlements in Perm Krai
Krasnoufimsky Uyezd