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The capital city of Chelyabinsk oblast.
Chelyabinsk city (other spellings are Cheliabinsk, Cheljabinsk) is a capital city of Chelyabinsk oblast of Russia. Chelyabinsk city is located to the east of Ural Mountains on Miass river. Chelyabinsk is a major transport and industrial center of the region.
Chelyabinsk city population - 1,096,000 (2010). Land area - 520 sq. km.
Chelyabinsk city phone code - +7-351. Postal codes - 454000-454999.
Chelyabinsk is one of the most polluted cities in Russia. Air and water are polluted due to a great number of industrial plants.
Chelyabinsk is one of the largest transportation centers in Russian Federation: the city is located at the crossroads of highways and railways which connect Siberia with the European part of Russia and the Urals with Kazakhstan. The airport is used for air freight, since 1994 it is an international one. Since 1992 Chelyabinsk city metro is under construction, it is planned to open it in 2014.
The international airport “Chelyabinsk” (till 2008 - “Balandino”) is located in the northeastern part of the city, about 18 km from the center of the city. The airport is equipped with one of the best runways in Russia (which makes possible landing of all types of planes) and is linked with the largest cities in Russia and foreign countries.
In 1736 the fortress Chelyaba was built on the place of modern Chelyabinsk. The city took its name from that fortress. Chelyabinsk town was one of the centers of building Trans-Siberian Railway at the end of 19th and beginning of 20th centuries.
In 1930 with the beginning of Soviet industrialization Chelyabinsk city experienced a fast growth. Such industrial giants as Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant and Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant were built.
At the beginning of World War II (at the end of 1941) it was decided to evacuate a lot of Soviet factories and plants from western parts of the country to places out of the way of advancing German armies.
The result of factories evacuation was that a lot of new industries and thousands of workers appeared in Chelyabinsk city. At that time it was a small town. Because of several large facilities for the production of T-34 tanks and Katyusha rocket launchers Chelyabinsk city became known all over the Soviet Union as “Tankograd” (City of Tanks). Chelyabinsk city and oblast were closed to all foreigners until 1992.
Chelyabinsk Russia city street
Chelyabinsk city view
Chelyabinsk city scenery
Today Chelyabinsk city is one of the most important industrial centers of Russia. Main industry of Chelyabinsk city is heavy industry (especially metallurgy and military machinery like Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant, Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Combinate, Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant and Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant).
There are following museums in Chelyabinsk:
Main places of interest of the city are:
A lot of other unique places of interest and famous names are linked with the city of Chelyabinsk.
Chelyabinsk city youth palace
Chelyabinsk Russia city circus
Chelyabinsk World War II memorial
Cheliabinsk city entrance sign
Chelyabinsk Russia city cathedral
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