Asbestovsky (rural locality)

Asbestovsky or Asbestovskiy (Russian: Асбестовский) is a rural locality (a settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Alapayevsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It lies roughly 100 kilometres northeast of Yekaterinburg.

For other uses, see Asbestovsky (disambiguation).

Economy

It contains a crush stone plant and a polytechnic.[1][2] It is also a centre for the logging industry.

Notable people
  • Pavel Ivatov, an engineer and politician was born in Asbestovsky on April, 12, 1950.[3]

References
  1. "Export potential of Sverdlovsk region" (PDF). Ministry of international and foreign economic connections of Sverdlovsk region. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. "State educational institution of secondary vocational education in Sverdlovsk region "Asbestovsky polytechnic". dp5.su. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. Colombo, Giancarlo (2007). Who's Who in Russia 2006. Who's Who In Italy. p. 275. ISBN 978-5-9900249-2-2. Retrieved 7 September 2011.


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