Turinsk

Coat of arms of Turinsk

Turinsk (Russian: Туринск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tura River near its confluence with the Yarlynka, 253 km northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 19,313 (2002 Census); 23,189 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1600 as an ostrog in place of the ancient town of Yepanchin, which was raized by Yermak Timofeyevich in 1581.

	Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast
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