Kushva, Russia
Кушва
Kushva is a town of 34,058 people in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1735.
Why visit Kushva
Townapedia lists 18 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Благодать and Кушвинский краеведческий музей.
Weather in Kushva
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Kushva
Kushva (Russian: Кушва) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains near Yekaterinburg. Population: 30,167 (2010 census); 35,555 (2002 census); 43,096 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Kushva (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks18
Ф.И. Шляхтину
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Табличка в честь Федора Ивановича Шляхтина, в честь которого названа улица, так же он являлся красногвардейцем, а его брат был в рядах...
86 улица Володарского, Кушва
6 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes6
History
Originally a mining settlement founded in 1735 at the Blagodat Mountain to explore its iron ore deposits, it was granted town status in 1926 and was then renamed from Kushvinsky Zavod (Кушвинский Завод) to Kushva. Currently it is stagnant and its population is decreasing as most of the mining industry closed down.
On June 22, 2026, a large and intense IF3 tornado struck the town directly, damaging 204 residential buildings, and destroying 18 private houses and severely damaging 147 private houses. 39 apartment buildings were partially damaged, and vegetation was destroyed. 21 people were injured with a handful needing immediate medical attention. Local surveyors from Russia observed damages and rated this an F4, while the ESSL rated this an IF3, with one claim stating that structure strength was the main part behind an IF4 rating, as one log house had strange weakness in comparison of an average home. Overall 35,000 people were affected by the tornado. This remains one of the worst tornadoes Russia has faced in over 9 years.
From the History section of Kushva on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship3
Церковь Михаила Архангела
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.7 km
77 улица Карла Маркса, Кушва
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare6
Map of Kushva
62 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
- Verkhnyaya Tura 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Baranchinskiy 14 km south, about 14 min by car
- Krasnoural’sk 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Nizhnyaya Tura 38 km north, about 38 min by car
- Lesnoy 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Nizhny Tagil 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Svobodnyy 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Tëplaya Gora 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Kachkanar 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- Verkhnyaya Salda 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Goroblagodatsky mine-7, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2002, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2008, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2011, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2020, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2023, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 1990, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 1994, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Plant 006 2031, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva SovetskayaStreetX 006 2026, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya38 006 2080, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva AlexanderIIIPedestal 006 2077, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya38 006 2084, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya36 006 2066, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya41 006 2282, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya38 006 2099, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva MinomentMetallurgistsWWII 006 2061, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya48 006 2105, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya46 006 2108, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya50 006 2114, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya33 006 2057, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya52 006 2127, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya52 006 2131, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva LeninPedestal 006 2265, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya52 006 2143, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya54 006 2146, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya49 006 2260, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya56 006 2155, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya56 006 2158, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya51 006 2169, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya49 006 2166, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya60 006 2163, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya28 006 2053, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya26 006 2050, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya24 006 2047, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Kommuny63 006 2277, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kushva Pervomayskaya51 006 2180, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blagodat hill summit, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, Public domain
- Blagodat hill, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, Public domain
- Дом купца Никитина, Мальгина Майя Владимировна, CC BY-SA 4.0
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