Verkhneuralsk

Verkhneuralsk

Verkhneuralsk ( _ru. Верхнеуральск) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Ural River 230 km south-west of Chelyabinsk at coord|53.8769|N|59.2106|E. Population: 10,054 (2002 Census); 10,893 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1734 as the fortress of Verkhneyaitskaya ( _ru. Верхнеяицкая) it was renamed Verkhneuralskaya ( _ru. Верхнеуральская) after the river Yaik was renamed Ural. Town status since 1781.


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