Votkinsk (russian: Во́ткинск; udm, Вотка, ''Votka'') is an industrial

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 ...

in the

Udmurt Republic Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт � ...

, Russia. Population:

History

It was established in April 1759, initially as a center for metallurgical enterprises, and the economic focus on metal related industry remains. Town status was officially granted to it in 1935. The city of Votkinsk was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews, who spoke ''Udmurtish'' ''Yiddish''.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Votkinsk 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 is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Votkinsky District Votkinsky District (russian: Во́ткинский райо́н; udm, Вотка ёрос, ''Votka joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #63-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt R ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #46-RZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Votkinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Votkinsk is incorporated as Votkinsk Urban Okrug.Law #68-RZ

Economy

The

Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT; russian: Акционерное общество «Корпорация Московский институт теплотехники», , JSC Corporation "Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology") i ...

operates a machine plant in the town, the

Votkinsk Machine Building Plant JSC Votkinsk Machine Building Plant (russian: Воткинский завод) is a machine and ballistic missile production enterprise based in Votkinsk, Republic of Udmurtia, Russia. Its production includes the RS-24 Yars intercontinental balli ...

, which produces some of Russia's long-range ballistic missiles. Under the

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty, formally the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles; / ДРСМ� ...

(INF) concluded between the United States and the

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, the missile production facility at Votkinsk was selected for long-term on-site monitoring by U.S. inspectors. The corresponding site for the Soviet Union in the United States was the Hercules missile production facility in

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. The town gives its name to the nearby

Votkinsk Reservoir Votkinsk Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Norther ...

, filled in the 1960s following the construction of a dam for the

Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (''Russian: Воткинская ГЭС'') is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power gen ...

Geography

Climate

Votkinsk has a warm summer continental climate. (Koppen Dfb)

Sports

The bandy team Znamya-Udmurtiya has played in the highest division, and nowadays play in the second highest,

Russian Bandy Supreme League Russian Bandy Supreme League (russian: Первенство России среди команд Высшей лиги) is the second tier of Russian bandy, below Russian Bandy Super League. In the 2016–17 season, 23 teams competed in three gro ...

Notable people

The town is the birthplace of

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most pop ...

, a Russian composer who spent the first eight years of his life here. Today, the house of his birth is home to the Tchaikovsky Museum. Also the high jumper

Rudolf Povarnitsyn Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn (russian: Рудольф Павлович Поварницын; born June 13, 1962 in Votkinsk, Udmurtia) is a retired athlete, who represented USSR and later Ukraine. Career Competing in the high jump, his great ...

was born in Votkinsk. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.40 metres, set in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...

, was also the

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from August 11 to September 4, 1985, when

Igor Paklin Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (russian: Игорь Васильевич Паклин; born 15 June 1963 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired Kyrgyz athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republi ...

beat it by one centimetre. Rudolf's record is unique in that his personal best preceding his record setting competition was 2.26 m.

International relations

Votkinsk has a

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, as designated by

Sister Cities International Sister Cities International (SCI) is a nonprofit organization, nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between communities in the United States and those in other countries, particularly through the establish ...

: *

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, United States

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