Sysert (russian: Сысе́рть) 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
administrative center
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of
Sysertsky District
Sysertsky District (russian: Сысе́ртский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Sverdlovsk Oblast Its administrative center is the town of Sysert. The district's po ...
of
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 ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Sysert River
Sysert (russian: Сысе́рть) is a town and the administrative center of Sysertsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sysert River ( Ob basin, right tributary of the Iset), south of Yekaterinburg. Population:
Hist ...
(
Ob basin, right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Iset
Iset or Aset is an Ancient Egyptian name, meaning "(She) of the throne". It was the name of the goddess better known by her Greek name Isis. For its etymology see Isis – Etymology.
Its notable bearers were:
* Iset, mother of Thutmose III
* ...
), south 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 ...
. Population:
History
It was founded in either 1732 or in 1773 and was called Sysertsky Zavod () until 1932. Town status was granted to it in 1946.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Sysert serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Sysertsky District
Sysertsky District (russian: Сысе́ртский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Sverdlovsk Oblast Its administrative center is the town of Sysert. The district's po ...
and is subordinated to it.
As a
municipal division, the town of Sysert together with thirty-seven
rural localities in Sysertsky District is incorporated as Sysertsky Urban Okrug.
OKATO
Russian Classification on Objects of Administrative DivisionThe English name of the document is given per the English title included on the document's first page. (russian: Общеросси́йский классифика́тор объе́кт ...
lists two towns and thirty-nine rural localities in Sysertsky District. The town of Sysert and thirty-seven rural localities are listed as a part of Sysertsky Urban Okrug in Law #85-OZ.
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Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast
Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd