Troitsk (Chelyabinsk)

city Troitsk Троицк flag coat of arms Federal district Ural Oblast Chelyabinsk Urban district Troitsk mayor Alexander Vinogradov Founded 1743 City since 1784 surface 128.97  km² population 78,372 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 608 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 170  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 35163 Post Code 457100-457113 License Plate 74, 174 OKATO 75 452 Website troick.su Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 5 '  N , 61 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 5 '0 "  N , 61 ° 34' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in Chelyabinsk Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Troitsk ( Russian Троицк ) is a Russian city ​​in Chelyabinsk Oblast . The population is 78,372 (as of October 14, 2010).

Geographical location

The city of Troitsk is located in the flat steppe area east of the southern Urals , about 120 km south of the Oblast capital Chelyabinsk not far from the border with Kazakhstan . The Ui , a tributary of the Tobol , and the Uwelka, which flows into the Ui , flow through the Troitsk .

The climate is continental. The temperature can drop below −30 ° C in winter and rise to over +30 ° C in summer.

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  Plaque with the founding date of the city

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  View over Troitsk

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  Hotel Zentral , built by the merchant Bascharow in 1907

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  Trinity Cathedral

history

The city was founded in 1743 as a Cossack fortress on a trade route between Europe and Asia to protect the then southeastern border of Russia. Originally the fortress was part of the eastern Russian defense line, but later it lost this importance. Since 1750 annual fairs have been held there regularly, which increased the importance of the place for trade. In 1784 the town was granted city rights. In the 19th century Troitsk belonged to the Orenburg governorate . Until the beginning of the 20th century, the place lived mainly from trade and handicrafts and had a well-developed infrastructure with several schools and high schools, a public library as well as eight churches, four mosques and a synagogue.

During the Soviet era , the first industrial plants and a thermal power station were built in Troitsk.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	23,299
1939	46,693
1959	76,325
1970	85,469
1979	87,500
1989	90,077
2002	83,862
2010	78,372
2012	78.089
2014	77.176
2015	76,453

Note: census data

Sights and culture

The historical building fabric that was built up to the beginning of the 20th century has been preserved relatively well in Troitsk. There are almost 1000 architectural, historical and cultural monuments, four of which are of federal importance: the Hotel Zentral , the trade passage of the brothers Jauschew, the Trinity Cathedral and the "trade rows".

There are five Russian Orthodox churches and two mosques in the city.

Economy and Infrastructure

The most important operation in Troitsk is the thermal power plant with an output of over 2000 megawatts , which belongs to the energy supply company OGK-2 . The cooling water for the power plant is taken from the Ui and Uwelka rivers. The construction of two new units with an output of 660 megawatts is under discussion. Furthermore, there are in the city enterprises of mechanical engineering and building materials industry ( Rockwool ) and light industry (bags) and food industry (meat-packing).

The building materials economy is based on the occurrence of clays , sands , quartzite and granites (for gravel production ).

Troitsk is an important rail and trunk road junction on the routes from Chelyabinsk to Kazakhstan and Orsk / Orenburg . Due to its location near the border, it plays a role as a logistics center.

education

The State Academy of the Urals for Veterinary Medicine with about 5000 students is located in Troitsk. There are branches of three other universities as well as 17 general education schools and lyceums with around 7500 students.

sons and daughters of the town

• Kazimierz Laskowski (1899–1961), Polish fencer
• Oleg Tschupachin (* 1934), chemist
• Gennadi Sosonko (* 1943), chess grandmaster

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)

Web links

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

• Official website of Troitsk District (Russian)
• Private website about the city - city history, information, photo gallery (Russian)
• Troitsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• History of the Troitsk coat of arms (Russian)