Krasnoufimsk

Krasnoufimsk ( _ru. Красноуфи́мск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Krasnoufimsky District. Population: ru-census2002|43595|; su-census1989|45618|.

*Mayor: Vladimir Malakhov (1996-2000; 2004 to present)
*International Dialing Code: +7-34394
*Postal code: 623300

Geography and climate

Krasnoufimsk is situated on the Ufa River (a tributary of the Kama), 224 km from the city of Yekaterinburg.

Airport: regional airport of Krasnoufimsk; international airport of Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg (SVX).

Railway station: Krasnoufimsk.

Elevation: m to ft|300

Area: km2 to mi2|42.

Average temperature in January: C to F|-16.2; average temperature in July: C to F|+17.6.

Coat of arms

Green background: silver falcon with blue eyes sitting on a gold wavy belt. Approved by the decision of the Krasnoufimsk City Council No. 5/5 dd. March 29, 2002.

History

Krasnoufimsk was founded in 1736 as Krasnoufimskaya fortress that would defend the Ural manufactures from the raids of nearby tribes; it was granted the status of chief town of uyezd in 1781. In the beginning of 18th century the majority of the citizens were Cossacks, bourgeois, and merchants of the third guild.

One of the main issues of the 19th century was the remoteness of Krasnoufimsk from the major cities of Perm and Yekaterinburg, and thus railroad. The town did not have any other transport links apart from unpaved roads and the river Ufa. Amongst its main economic activities at that time agriculture was considered one of the most valuable. The town's authorities strived to boost the development of industrial, agricultural, educational and medical sectors during the last quarter of 19th century by inviting some of the renowned specialists. On June 1, 1875 the first six-form real school was founded. Students could specialize either in mining or agricultural sciences.

In 1915 the railway station was finally built in Krasnoufimsk, and in 1916 the railroad service was launched.

In 1930 Krasnoufimsk became the center of a large agricultural district. Significant investments in its infrastructure provided the town with a machine and tractor station, agriproducts processing plants, selective station, and other agriculture related enterprises.

During WWII some of factories and plants were evacuated from the western regions of the Soviet Union, which amongst others included: All-Union Institute of Plant Cultivation; Kharkov Institute of Mechanics and Machine-Building; Rostov and Ryazan factories.

During the later half of the 20th century town's authorities carried on the development of comfortable housing, and agribusiness infrastructure.

Demographics

With regard to population criteria Krasnoufimsk is found in the category of "small towns" of Russia. Economically active citizens (42%) and young citizens (31.4%) dominate in the age structure of the town, with 68% citizens are involved in primary and secondary sectors, and 32% employed in tertiary sectors. Rates of unemployment show clear downward-sloping trend primarily due to active local employment policies and dynamic development of the economy.

Krasnoufimsk population trends (in thousands):
*1897 - 6.4;
*1926 - 11.7;
*1959 - 37.3;
*1967 - 40.0;
*1970 - 38.4;
*1979 - 41.2;
*1989 - 45.6;
*1992 - 46.1;
*1996 - 45.6;
*1998 - 45.2;
*2000 - 44.6;
*2001 - 44.1;
*2003 - 43.6;
*2005 - 42.3.Unemployment: 2005 - 0.8%

Education

*Branch of Ural State Agricultural Academy
*Branch of Ural State Pedagogical University
*Center for Humanitarian Services
*Krasnoufimsk Agricultural College
*Krasnoufimsk Professional Agricultural Lyceum
*Krasnoufimsk Pedagogical College
*Krasnoufimsk Trade School #115
*Krasnoufimsk Trade School #97
*Krasnoufimsk Medical College

Economy

Economy of Krasnoufimsk is characterised by a well-balanced multi-sectoral structure. 80% of entities are private. Citizens are mainly employed in transport, communication, trade, catering and industry. Majority of output is split nearly equally between building materials production sector, woodworking industry, energy, machine-building and metal-working. Agriculture remains of great importance to the economy of the town. SMEs contribute significantly to the development of Krasnoufimsk employing 14% of economically active citizens and being the source of 7% of local budget revenues.

Promising sectors

The Municipality of Krasnoufisk defines the following sectors of the town's economy as being of utmost importance for its development in the next 10-15 years:
#Agriculture and food-processing industry. This sector has been playing important role in the local economy throughout the history of Krasnoufimsk. It is expected to contribute significantly to the budget funds and employment opportunities creation for the citizens. This is one of the sectors that connects local economy with regional one, developing business ties with other towns recipients of agricultural goods.
#Woodworking industry and furniture production. Surrounding forests create business opportunities for revival and development of these industries, low transaction cost and historical legacy being the main points of growth.
#Building materials production. This sector is considered one of local specialisations with strong resource foundation.
#Construction and development. These are essential for reconstruction of industrial infrastructure, development of social projects and termination of residential blocks.
#Small and medium businesses. SME development is one of the main issues, particularly, in tertiary sectors: catering, tourism, media and informational technologies etc.
#Trade and Exhibitions.
#Tourism. This encompasses sport, ecological and cognitive tourism.
#Education. Development of educational infrastructure.

Major companies

*OGUP Krasnoufimsk Experimental Factory specialises in production of stands, devices and instruments for testing, repair and adjustment of diesel engines.
*ZAO Krasnoufimsk Milk Plant - dairy products.
*OOO Zerno - bakery products.
*OOO SMF Sibprodmontazh - bakery products.
*OOO Engineering Enterprise "Technologies of Netherlands" - woodworking.
*OOO Krasnoufimsk Building Materials Factory - building materials.
*OOO Utyes - logging and woodworking.
*OOO Krasnoufimsk Furniture-producing Plant - furniture

Famous people

*Matvey Mizerov (1854-1913) - Doctor of Medicine (1907) - left a major trace in the history of Krasnoufimsk due to his professional and public work that contributed to the strengthening of health and extension of lives of Krasnoufimsk citizens.

References

External links

* [http://www.krasnoufimsk.ru Official website of Krasnoufimsk] ru icon