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Plast, Russia

Пласт

Plast is a town of 17,050 people in Chelyabinsk, Russia, founded in 1940.

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Population17,050 GeoNames
Local nameПласт
RegionChelyabinsk
Elevation300 m 984 ft
Founded1940
Time zoneAsia/Yekaterinburg
Land area87.6 km²
Nearest airportChelyabinsk International Airport named after Igor Kurchatov (CEK) 113 km

Why visit Plast

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.

About Plast

Plast (Russian: Пласт) is a town and the administrative center of Plastovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains in the upper basin of the oblast's Uy River, 127 kilometers (79 mi) southwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center. Population: 17,342 (2010 census); 17,422 (2002 census); 18,880 (1989 Soviet census).

From the Wikipedia article Plast (town) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks3

Особняк А.П. Баласа (1911)

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Пластовский районный музей

Museum · 1.2 km

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Часовня Филиппа, митрополита Московского

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds2

Городской парк

Park · 1.3 km

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Труд

Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km

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Restaurants and cafes2

Станица

Cafe · 1.7 km

Mo-Su 08:00-23:00

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Горняк

Fast food · 0.9 km

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Where to stay2

Берёзка

Motel and hotel · 0.6 km

1А Гаражный переулок, Пласт

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Визит

Motel and hotel · 2.1 km

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History

It was founded as a gold mine in the mid-19th century. Town status was granted on October 7, 1940.

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Shopping7

Gas and EV charging4

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

Healthcare1

Map of Plast

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Getting there and nearby towns

Chelyabinsk International Airport named after Igor Kurchatov (CEK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 113 km away.

  • Yuzhnoural’sk 30 km east, about 30 min by car
  • Koyelga 32 km north, about 32 min by car
  • Uvel’skiy 36 km east, about 36 min by car
  • Krasnogorskiy 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
  • Berlin 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
  • Uyskoye 52 km west, about 52 min by car
  • Zaural’skiy 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
  • Yemanzhelinsk 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
  • Troitsk 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
  • Miass 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

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