Yuryuzan (town)
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Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь) is a town in Katav-Ivanovsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River (left tributary of the Ufa River), 254 kilometers (158 mi) from Chelyabinsk and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from the closed town of Tryokhgorny. Population: 13,700 (2005 est.); 14,158 (2002 Census); 18,294 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1758 as the settlement of Yuryuzan-Ivanovsky Zavod (Юрюза́нь-Ива́новский Заво́д) to support the construction of an ironworks. Since the end of the 19th century, the settlement is known as Yuryuzansky Zavod (Юрюза́нский Заво́д). It was granted town status and renamed Yuryuzan on June 18, 1943.
Town economy centers around a large plant which produces refrigerators.
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