Karpinsk, Russia
Карпинск
Karpinsk is a town of 30,070 people in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1759.
Why visit Karpinsk
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Карпинский краеведческий музей.
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About Karpinsk
Karpinsk (Russian: Карпи́нск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Ob's basin), 436 kilometers (271 mi) north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 29,113 (2010 census); 31,216 (2002 census); 36,968 (1989 Soviet census). The town is named for mineralogist and geologist Alexander Karpinsky.
From the Wikipedia article Karpinsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks12
Карпинский краеведческий музей
Museum · 0.8 km
71 Лесопильная улица, Карпинск
Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-16:00
Монумент Трудовой славы горняков-Ковш
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
улица Ленина
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes5
History
The settlement of Bogoslovsk (Богосло́вск) was founded in either 1759 or in 1769. It remained one of the largest copper production centers in the Urals until 1917. Coal deposits started to be mined in 1911. In 1941, the settlement of Bogoslovsky (Богосло́вский) merged with the nearby settlement of Ugolny (У́гольный) to form the town of Karpinsk.
From 1945 to 1949, there existed close to Karpinsk a labor camp for Russo-Germans and German civilians, who for the most part were forcibly displaced from East Prussia and Pomerania to be used as forced labor. They were women and men between fifteen and sixty-five years of age. Those capable of work were forced to engage in strip-mining of lignite, used in housing construction and road construction, labored in a stone quarry, and at times served as skilled laborers in various workshops. Seasonally, work brigades were sent into the taiga as forest laborers. Moreover, prisoner-of-war camp #504 for German POWs from World War II was located in Karpinsk.
From the History section of Karpinsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Церковь Во имя иконы Казанской Божией Матери
Church · Orthodox · 1.4 km
61А Первомайская улица, Карпинск
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare8
Map of Karpinsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Krasnoturinsk 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Rudnichnyy 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
- Vorontsovka 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Volchansk 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Serov 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Severoural’sk 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Tretiy Severnyy 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Kytlym 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Cherëmukhovo 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- Lobva 71 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Karpinsk 006 3645, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
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