Nizhniye Sergi

Coordinates: 56°40′N 59°18′E / 56.667°N 59.3°E / 56.667; 59.3

Coat of arms of Nizhniye Sergi

Nizhniye Sergi (Russian: Ни́жние Се́рги) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneserginsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains on the Serga River 120 kilometers (75 mi) from Yekaterinburg. Population: 10,347 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 12,567 (2002 Census);^[2] 14,938 (1989 Census).^[3]

The local economy centers around the ferrous metal and logging industries. The region features mineral water baths and snowsports.

Nizhniye Sergi is small and provincial, with narrow streets, shady parks and ancient architecture. It was founded in 1743.

Geography

The city is situated on a rolling plain surrounded by mountains, the highest of which reaches 350 meters above sea level. Nizhniye Sergi stretches for 50 km from south to north and for 36 km from east to west. It occupies the territory of 1,900 km².

International dialing code: +734396, postal code: 623090.

Economy

Nizhniye Sergi with its health resort, located on the Montayevo Lake, is a popular destination in the Ural region. The health resort is known for its mineral water that includes 37 elements. The experienced medical personnel helps to overcome different diseases from stomach to heart ache. As for entertainment, here are club, restaurant, Russian bath – house, library and skiing center in winter.

The town is also an industrial center. The economy is based on its plant that produces nails, wires, and other products of ferrous metallurgy. Most of the production output is exported to the Post-Soviet countries and now the direction of the plant is negotiating with the German company over a possible partnership, so in the nearest future the production will be exported in this country.

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. 

External links

• Entry on UralWeb (Russian)