Polevskoy () is a

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Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblastʹ, p=svʲɪrdˈlofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the c ...

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, located southwest of

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, the

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of the

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. Population: 60,000 (1974); 25,000 (1939).

History

The town is best known for its Dumnaya mountain, where a monument to those who died fighting

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's army is located. The mountain and its surroundings are also mentioned in many tales by

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. The town was founded in the first quarter of the 18th century as a settlement around

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mines. The first mine was established in 1702 and the commercial development started in 1718. In 1724–1727, the Polevskoy Copper Smelting Plant was built to process the copper. The modern town comprises the territories of former settlements of Gumeshki, Polevskoy, and Seversky.

Flag

The flag of Polevskoy consists of the

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(♀), which represents the chemical element

, the character Lizard Queen of Russian folklore, the symbolic representation of the Stone Flower from the story of the same name, and the eight-pointed

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, the brand of the Seversky Pipe Plant.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with thirteen rural localities, incorporated as the

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of PolevskoyOrder #120-P—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #30-OZ As a municipal division, the Town of Polevskoy is incorporated as Polevskoy Urban Okrug.Law #85-OZ

Sports

The

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team Seversky TrubnikRusbandy.ru
Seversky Trubnik
profile plays in a recreational league.

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* * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd