Novotroitsk

Coordinates: 51°12′14″N 58°18′41″E / 51.20389°N 58.31139°E / 51.20389; 58.31139

Novotroitsk (Russian: Новотро́ицк) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of and along the Ural River, 276 kilometers (171 mi) from Orenburg, on the border with Kazakhstan. In the east Novotroitsk almost borders Orsk: the distance between the two cities is less than 2 kilometers (1.2 mi). Population: 98,184 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 106,315 (2002 Census);^[2] 106,084 (1989 Census).^[3]

It was founded on April 13, 1945 as a result of the merger of the villages of Novo-Troitsk and Akkermanovka of Novotroitsky District. The area of Novotroitsk is 305.5 square kilometers (118.0 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

The town is located in the Orsk-Khalilovo industrial region of the southern Urals. The center of ferrous metallurgy in the area, the town has a major integrated iron and steel plant that was developed in the 1950s on the basis of nearby iron-ore deposits. Chemical production is also of importance to the region.

History

The history of Novotroitsk goes to the beginning of 20th century with a small farm much lost in the wilderness. Near it were the same farms Akkermanovsky, Beloshapochny, and the village of Khabarnoye.

Several families of peasants—immigrants from Ukraine—settled near Silnova and named their settlement Novotroitsk.

The 1930s were the time of large industrial buildings. Before the city of Novotroitsk was founded the villagers heard news of the construction of factories in Orsk, and the finding of minerals.

Fersman, a well-known academician, spoke in his writings of the fabulous and wealthy Orsk district, and called Orsk-Khalilovsk area "true gem of the Urals."

In the fall of 1929 geologist I. L. Rudnitsky opened the Khalilovsky field hematites. Khalilovsk ore was rare in its composition: it contains chromium, nickel, titanium, and manganese. Industrial tests confirmed its quality.

In June 1931, the Government adopted a decision to start construction on the places Khalilovsk ores and Karaganda coal a big metallurgical plant. The construction schedule which was set to start building the Khalilovo metallurgical plant was scheduled for 1936. During this period, the village of Novotroitsk came the first construction builders. In 1935, construction was suspended and only in the spring of 1939 in resolution XVIII Congress had specifically determined: "... To begin construction of new metallurgical plants (at Khalilovsk Bakalskoye and ores).

In the summer of 1939 board Commissariat of the steel industry adopted a resolution, which says: "Accept construction Khalilovo smelter selected Novotroitsky District...". On April 13, 1945 Novotroitsk received city status.

Economy

The city of Novotroitsk is an industrial city, and has twenty large and medium-sized enterprises which are employing more than 30,000 people. The city's economy largely determines the industry, accounting for 95.8% of total manufactured goods and services. Manufacturing firms in 2009 were shipped their own production of clean activities amounting to 54.24 billion rubles. The largest share in the volume of products shipped by type of activity "Manufacturing" fell on the organization of the metallurgical complex. - 75.3%, in the second position - processing of waste and scrap. - 12.7%, on the third - the production of foodstuffs, including beverages - 3.8%.

The main enterprise for the city is the Iron and Steel Works JSC "Ural Steel".

The development of the city, its infrastructure is still determined by the state JSC "Ural Steel", which accounts for almost 90% of the total industrial output of the city. The plant is part of the eight largest steel companies in Russia, and the rating of 200 subsidiaries in terms of sales takes 23 place. The list of his products is very extensive, suffice it to say that this is the only enterprise in the world that produces natural-casting alloy, chrome-nickel iron ore from its own fields.

Small business has become an integral part of modern market economic system. The city recorded 660 small enterprises and about 3000 entrepreneurs without legal entity. As the number of employees - more than 9000 people. Today, every fifth inhabitant of the city lives revenue from small businesses.

Miscellaneous

In the social sphere of the city there are 27 general educational institutions, including gymnasiums and lyceums. They enrolled 15,200 students. In Novotroitsk there are 2 colleges, 3 professional colleges, the Novotroitsk branch of the International Institute of Economics and Law, Novotroitskiy branch of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, an educational and consulting center called Magnitogorsk State Technical University, a branch of Moscow State Open University. Within the city there are six hospitals with the number of beds around 1,500 each, and 5 outpatient clinics with the capacity of more than 3460 visits per shift. There are more than 500 physicians and 1,500 people nursing.

In the city there are three dispensary, music and art schools, a children's arts school, a centralized library system with the book fund 625,000 copies, Youth Center, the palace of culture, the center of development of children and teenagers, 2 stadiums, a swimming pool, children's sports schools. In Novotroitsk is also a museum and exhibition complex. At the museum there are two art studios, courses in Arabic literature and culture.

The most notable buildings - municipal cultural institution "Palace of Culture Industry", built about 50 years ago , the temple of Peter and Paul, built 90 years ago, which is a mosque. Landmark is a monument - a monument to "live forever", a monument to soldiers-internationalists. Secondary school № 23 named after the 850 anniversary of Moscow, a monument to Mary Koretskaya in its place the shooting outside the settlement Khabarny. Effective movie theater "Steel".

The city is divided into western, eastern and central areas, neighborhoods, Yubileyny, Tsentralny, and Moskovsky. General Plan provides for construction of residential houses in the south-west of the city. City Administration Building located in the heart of the city street address. Sovetskaya, 80. The city has five tram routes.

Sports

FC Nosta plays in Second Division (Ural-Volga area) of the Russian Premier League. In January 2010 the dissolution of the club was announced for financial reasons. But FC Nosta are still playing in the second division.

References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.