Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Talitsa.

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House of Alfons Koziełł-Poklewski in Talitsa, a national historic monument

Talitsa (Russian: Талица) is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen segment of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 219 kilometers (136 mi) east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 16,225 (2010 Census);[1] 18,860 (2002 Census);[2] 19,888 (1989 Soviet census).[3]

History

Talitsa was founded in 1732[4] in association with a vodka distillery. In 1885 a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway was opened in nearby Troitsky, situated 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.[4]

Economy

Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum in downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets.[citation needed] A spa resort area near the town has spring-fed and mud baths, and the water is also bottled for sale as a medicinal drink.[4]

Transportation

Talitsa can reached by train to Troitsky, or by road.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. ^ 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  4. ^ a b c "Талица: Свердловская область". Mojgorod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  • Media related to Talitsa at Wikimedia Commons

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