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Asbest, Russia
Асбест
Asbest is a town of 74,583 people in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1889.
Why visit Asbest
Townapedia lists 14 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 20 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Прогресс.
Weather in Asbest
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Asbest
Asbest (Russian: Асбе́ст) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: 68,893 (2010 census); 76,328 (2002 census); 84,470 (1989 Soviet census). It was previously known as Kudelka (Sliver) (until 1928). The town is named for its asbestos industry.
From the Wikipedia article Asbest (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks14
Асбест, Допобразование МБУ ДО центр детского творчества имени Н. М. Аввакумова Асбестовского городского округа
Museum · 0.7 km
75 Уральская улица, Асбест
2 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes20
Черчилль
Bar and pub · Steak House · 0.7 km
Mo-Fr 00:00-02:00, 09:00-24:00;Sa 00:00-04:00, 12:00-24:00;Su...
Прага
Cafe · International · 0.7 km
17А улица Победы, Асбест
Mo 00:00-11:00, 12:00-23:00;Tu-Th 12:00-23:00;Fr 12:00-24:00;Sa...
8 more on the map.
History
Asbest was founded in 1889 as Kudelka (Куделька). It was given its present name in 1928 and granted town status in 1933.
Walter Arnold Rukeyser, an electrical engineer with extensive experience with asbestos in Quebec, worked in Asbest in 1929, and again in 1930. His memoir of his times there, "Working for the Soviets; an American engineer in Russia," was published in 1932 and reprinted in 1952.
Following World War II, the Soviet Union operated the prisoner-of-war camps 84 and 314 near Asbest. In addition, from May 1950 until April 1953, up to 7700 inmates were imprisoned in the Bazhenovsky ITL gulag. Inmates had to work for the local asbestos industry; more than 15,000 died due to the conditions, including asbestos-related diseases and lack of clean water.
From the History section of Asbest on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship4
Храм во имя иконы Божией Матери "Умиление"
Church · Russian Orthodox · 2.0 km
19 Луговая улица
Храм во имя равноапостольного великого князя Владимира
Church · Orthodox · 1.5 km
32 улица Ладыженского
Shopping22
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries25
Филиал №2 (Централизованная библиотечная система Асбестовского городского округа)
Library · 1.1 km
4/5 улица Мира, Асбест
Центральная детская библиотека города Асбеста
Library · 1.1 km
12 улица Мира, Асбест
Healthcare16
Map of Asbest
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Getting there and nearby towns
Koltsovo International Airport (SVX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Zarechnyy 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Sukhoy Log 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Rezh 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Beryozovsky 42 km west, about 42 min by car
- Bogdanovich 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
- Artëmovskiy 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Aramil 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Verkhnyaya Pyshma 54 km west, about 54 min by car
- Yekaterinburg 54 km west, about 54 min by car
- Sredneuralsk 60 km west, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Asbest - My town and destiny, User:Hardscarf, Public domain
- G. Asbest, Sverdlovskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Арка бывшего стадиона "Строитель" - panoramio, Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Асбест - panoramio, Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Домики - panoramio (1), WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Автовокзал - panoramio - WIKING (Гришин), WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Хорошо^^^^^ - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Затопленный карьер - panoramio (2), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Затопленный карьер - panoramio (1), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Символ - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Асбест - panoramio (3), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- "Шесть соток" - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Асбест - panoramio (1), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Место захоронения умерших венгерских военнопленных - panoramio (2), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Место захоронения умерших венгерских военнопленных - panoramio (1), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- Место захоронения умерших венгерских военнопленных - panoramio, Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
- PE2M-147, IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 2.5
- PE2M-257 dumpcar, IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Асбест - panoramio (2), Roma-as, CC BY 3.0
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