Nytwa

city Nytwa Нытва flag coat of arms Federal district Volga region Perm Rajon Nytwa mayor Fyodor Obukhov First mention 1623 City since 1942 surface 25  km² population 19,041 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 762 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34272 Post Code 617000, 617001 License Plate 59, 81, 159 OKATO 57 234 501 Website admnytva.perm.ru Geographical location Coordinates 57 ° 56 '  N , 55 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 56 '0 "  N , 55 ° 20' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Perm region

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Nytwa ( Russian Нытва ) is a city in the Perm region ( Russia ) with 19,041 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the foothills of the Middle Urals about 70 km west of the regional capital Perm on the Nytwa River of the same name, not far from its confluence with the Kama .

Nytwa is the administrative center of the Rajons of the same name .

The city is connected to the Tchaikovskaya station of the Trans-Siberian Railway via a 37-kilometer branch line (freight traffic only) .

history

Nytwa was first mentioned in 1623; the name stands in the Komi language for a river with swampy banks .

In 1756 the Stroganow family built the Nytwenski Sawod copper works here, for the purpose of which the river was dammed into an 8 km² reservoir ("pond"). In 1768 the hut was converted into an ironworks , which initially produced equipment and tools for the local river shipyard.

In the 1930s the ironworks were rebuilt and expanded, and in 1942 the place was given city rights under its current name.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	8,811
1959	19,185
1970	17,491
1979	16,890
1989	21,861
2002	20,660
2010	19,041

Note: census data

Culture and sights

The architectural ensemble of the ironworks with production, administration and residential buildings from the 19th century has been partially preserved. A history and local history museum has existed since 1958 .

economy

The metallurgical plant in Nytwa produces bimetallic and stainless steel products. There are also companies in the wood processing (plywood) and food industries as well as in the construction industry.

sons and daughters of the town

• Wladimir Tschagin (* 1970), rally raid driver
• Alexandra Alikina (* 1990), biathlete

See also

• List of cities in the Perm region

Web links

Commons : Nytwa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City administration website (Russian)
• Nytwa on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)