Polazna () is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
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) under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Dobryanka Dobryanka () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Dobryanka, Perm Krai, a town in Perm Krai
;Rural localities
* Dobryanka, Amur Oblast, a '' selo'' in Ozernensky Rural Settlement of Seryshevsky District in Amu ...
in
Perm Krai
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,
Russia
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, located on the east bank of
Kama Reservoir
The Kama Reservoir, also known as the Perm Reservoir (), is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station near Perm, Russia, Perm (constructed in 1954-1956). The Kama Reservoir has a surface area of 1,915 km2 and a water vo ...
, north of
Perm
Perm or PERM may refer to:
Places
* Perm, Russia, a city in Russia
**Permsky District, the district
**Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005
**Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005
** Perm Governorate, an administr ...
and south of Dobryanka. Population:
History
Polazna was first mentioned in the Census of Great Perm in 1623–1624 as a settlement at the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
of the Polazna River with four households and fourteen inhabitants. In 1797, an ironwork factory was built there, and Polazna became a factory settlement. In 1927, the factory was closed and its territory was flooded due to the construction of Kama Reservoir. In 1949, commercial development of oil started in Polazna. In 1956, Polazna was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1996, a bridge over the
, which connected Polazna with Perm, was built.
References
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Urban-type settlements in Perm Krai
Permsky Uyezd
Populated places on the Kama River