- Asbest
Asbest ( _ru. Асбе́ст) is a town in
Sverdlovsk Oblast ,Russia , named for itsasbestos industry. The town is located on theBolshoy Reft River (righttributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Urals, 70 km north-east ofYekaterinburg at coord|57|00|N|61|28|E. It was founded in 1889 as Kudelka ( _ru. Куделька). It was granted the town status and renamed in 1933. Population: 76,328 (2002 Census); 84,470 (1989 Census). Postal code: 624000. International dialing code: +7 (34365).Today's Asbest is a large industrial center.
Joint-stock company "Uralasbest" is the main industrial enterprise. Other factories include "UralATI", "Zarechny", "Asbostroy", "Asbestovskaya" poultry processing plant, and a ferroconcrete production factory.Asbestos ,brick s,porcelain , furniture, metal constructions, and other products are produced in Asbest.The town is home to the "Uralasbest" stadium, which seats 10,000 people. Educational facilities include music schools, a school of art, an Olympic school, an institute of science and research, professional schools, colleges of mining and economics. There are two museums: a geological museum and a museum of local lore.
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