Berezniki
| Berezniki (English) Березники (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Perm Krai in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 59°25′N 56°47′E / 59.417°N 56.783°ECoordinates: 59°25′N 56°47′E / 59.417°N 56.783°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai |
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| Urban okrug | Berezniki Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Representative body | City Duma[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 387 km2 (149 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
156,512 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 112th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 173,077 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 101st |
| Density | 404 /km2 (1,050 /sq mi)[4] |
| Time zone | YEKST (UTC+06:00)[5] |
| Founded | 1873[6] |
| City status since | 1932[6] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3424[citation needed] |
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Berezniki (Russian: Березники́) is a city in Perm Krai, Russia, situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the Ural mountains. Population: 156,512 (2010 Census preliminary results);[2] 173,077 (2002 Census);[3] 201,213 (1989 Census).[7]
The name Berezniki is derived from a birch forest originally situated on the city's location.
It was founded in 1932 as Soviet industry was rapidly expanding under Joseph Stalin. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the city's population dropped due to increased unemployment. Nevertheless, the city was able to keep its main industries on track. Large chemical plants such as titanium and sodium factories as well as several huge Potassium, Magnesium and Potash mines are operational in Berezniki.
Even though industrial plants pollute quite heavily, the natural environment around the city is beautiful and unique in many ways. It is common for wild animals to cross streets in the outskirts of the town. Forests and lakes are yet clean and peaceful. Many nature loving adventurers from all around Russia come here for off-road trails and expeditions. Berezniki has a theater and a museum of regional history.
Russia's first president Boris Yeltsin attended Pushkin High School in Berezniki.
In 2007, Berezniki made the news when a large sinkhole opened[8] in the potash mines, the hole is 80m long, 40m wide and 200m deep.[9] The sinkhole is expected to expand, and destroy part of the only rail line which leads to and from the Potash mines, Berezniki produces around 10% of the worlds Potash, this would lead global demand towards Canada, potentially damaging the local economy. Nobody was hurt when the sinkhole appeared.
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[edit] Transportation
Berezniki is served by Berezniki Airport, the airport mainly serves helicopters. A railway station is also in operation. In the city public transport service is operated with trolleybuses.
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Berezniki |
- main site of Berezniki (Russian)
- municipal site (Russian)
- Berezniki. Photo. Weather. Map. (Russian)
- JSC Uralkali web site
[edit] References
- ^ Website of City Duma
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 46. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ English Russia » A Giant Sinkhole
- ^ Virtual Globetrotting: 2007-11-02 - Another sinkhole threatens Russia
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