Plast (town)

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Coat of arms of Plast
Coat of arms of Plast

Plast (Russian: Пласт) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains 127 km south-west of Chelyabinsk at 54.3667° N 60.8333° E. Population: 17,422 (2002 Census); 18,880 (1989 Census).

Founded as a gold mine in the middle of the 19th century. Town status since October 7, 1940.

Coordinates: 54°22′N, 60°49′E