Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Troitsk Троицк
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Coordinates: 54°05′00″N 61°34′00″E / 54.08333°N 61.56667°E / 54.08333; 61.56667
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Founded	1743
Government
• Mayor	Aleksandr Vinogradov
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	78,372
• Rank	209th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Troitsk[2]
• Capital of	Troitsky District,[2] Town of Troitsk[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Troitsky Urban Okrug[2]
• Capital of	Troitsky Urban Okrug,[2] Troitsky Municipal District[2]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	457100
Dialing code(s)	+7 35163
OKTMO ID	75752000001
Website	troick.su

Troitsk (Russian: Тро́ицк) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 175 kilometers (109 mi) east of the southern Ural Mountains and approximately 110 kilometers (68 mi) south of Chelyabinsk on the border with Kazakhstan. It stands on the east-flowing Uy River, a branch of the Tobol River. Population: 78,372 (2010 Census);^[1] 83,862 (2002 Census);^[5] 90,077 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

The Uy and Uvelka Rivers merge within the town boundaries and form a water body which serves as a reservoir for the nearby power station.

The landscape around the town is flat, although river valleys are hilly. The town is situated on the border of a forest-steppe zone. The climate is continental. The average temperature in January is −14 °C (7 °F), and +20 °C (68 °F) in July.

Troitsk was founded in 1743 by Ivan Neplyuyev as a head fortress of the Orenburg Line of forts during the Bashkir War of 1735-1740 and to protect the southern borders of Russia. It played a major role in the rebellion of Pugachev, who besieged and captured the town in 1774.

Gradually from a military settlement Troitsk has grown into a trading town with well-developed industry and nascent tourism.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Troitsk serves as the administrative center of Troitsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Troitsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Troitsk is incorporated as Troitsky Urban Okrug.^[2]

Troitsk serves as a railway junction and a supply and trading center for the southern Ural Mountains mining district. Through Troitsk trains pass to the Republic of Kazakhstan and further to the states of Central Asia. Other lines connect the Ural Mountains with the southern regions of Russia.

Near Troitsk are deposits of clay, sand, quartzite, granite, and rubble, used by the town's construction industry. The Russia-Kazakhstan border is immediately south of Troitsk (see photograph). Several large, cultivated field patterns (elongated, rectangular shapes) are visible through the snow-covered landscape, probably planted with spring wheat. Numerous circular, frozen lakes are scattered throughout the countryside around Troitsk.

The area in the Southern Urals has significant industrial potential. Capacity of the Troitsaya GRES coal-fired power station is around 2000 Megawatts. Additional units with capacity of 660 Megawatt are being built. There is an electromechanical plant which makes heat transfer devices for powerful electric machines, a manufacturer of rockwool plates for Danish firm "Rockwool", a meat-packing plant, ferro-concrete products and parquet, a garment factory, and the railway and motor transportation enterprises. Small-scale businesses employ more than 6000 people.^[8]

There are four higher educational institutions in Troitsk. Most significant of them is the Ural State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. About 5,000 students are trained there. Other higher educational institutions have branches in Troitsk.

Various festivals, competitions, and concerts take place during the year.

Troitsk is one of the few places in the Ural region where the historical environment is well preserved. There are 948 cultural and historical monuments. The city of Troitsk has 4 architectural sites of federal importance: Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (1754), passage Yausheva brothers Bashkirov hotel and shopping arcades.^[9]

• Samigulov, Gayaz (2013). "Из истории Троицка". Листая памяти страницы. Областная научно-практичeская конференция, посвященная 70-летию города Троицка (in Russian). Chelyabinsk. pp. 50–62.
• Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Troitsk" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 300.
• The official website of the town administration (in Russian)
• The Information site about a city, All city history, the directory (in Russian)