Tryokhgorny (russian: Трёхго́рный, lit. ''(a town of) three mountains'') is a

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in Chelyabinsk Oblast,

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, located in the western part of the

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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 ...

. Population:

History

On January 24, 1952, the

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of the USSR issued decree № 342—135сс/оп to build Plant #933 (Instrument Factory) for the production of atomic bombs. Konstantin Volodin headed the new plant. On April 9, 1952, first construction workers arrived to the area.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the

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of Tryokhgorny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Resolution #161 As a municipal division, the Town of Tryokhgorny is incorporated as Tryokhgorny Urban Okrug.

Closed status

The town is closed because a plant producing nuclear weapons is located there.

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External links

Official website of Tryokhgorny

Tryokhgorny plant
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