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Chaykovsky (town)
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Chaykovsky is a town in Perm Krai
, Russia
, located on the Kama River
325 kilometres (201.9 mi) southwest of Perm
. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of krai significance
. Municipally, it is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement in Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center. Population: 86,714 (2002 Census
);
Founded in 1955, it was granted town status in 1962. The town is named after the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
, who was born in the nearby town of Votkinsk
.
, near its confluence
with the Saygatka River in the southwestern part of Perm Krai
. The confluence of the Kama and Saygatka Rivers and the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir
form a peninsula, on which the town is situated.
The area of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement is 56.49 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi) (including the water surface), while the аrea of the town proper is about 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi).
Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement borders Yelovsky District
in the north, Vankovsky Rural Settlement in the northeast, Fokinsky and Bolshe-Bukorsky Rural Settlements in the east, Olkhovsky Rural Settlement in the south, and Votkinsky District
of the Udmurt Republic in the west.
's hydroelectric power station. The village of Saygatka, known since 1646, used to occupy the place where Chaykovsky is now located. In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement
status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.
Besides, there is a lot of less large factories, for example, yard and ship repair works, metal manufacture work, meat-packing factory, dairy factory and common for a town communal plants, like water-supply plant.
–Yekaterinburg
route. From the town to Izhevsk
about 100 km, to Perm
about 300 km, to Kazan
about 400 km, to Ekaterinburg about 600 km. There is bus service to these cities. Into the town bus service is used, too.
In the town there is railway, that sides to railway Kazan — Yekaterinburg. However, it not used for passengers.
. Chaykovsky used to have a small airport, for small airplanes however there are now plans to develop a large modern airport.
, because of comparatively low death-rate and comparatively high birth-rate.
Chaykovsky has available museum of local lore and an art gallery, where there is a lot of works of famous Russian painters. Since 1982 there is Town Dramatic Theater. Since 1978, every three years traditional Festival of children musical art is conducted.
In Chaykovsky there is a modern mounting sky complex, biathlon
complex, and many gymnasiums.
, especially for tourist, who travels on touristic ships.
with): Neustrelitz
, Germany
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
325 kilometres (201.9 mi) southwest of Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of krai significance
City of federal subject significance
City of federal subject significance is an umbrella term used to refer to a type of an administrative division of a federal subject of Russia which is equal in status to a district but is organized around a large city; occasionally with surrounding rural territories.According to the 1993...
. Municipally, it is incorporated as Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement in Chaykovsky Municipal District and serves as the municipal district's administrative center. Population: 86,714 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
);
Founded in 1955, it was granted town status in 1962. The town is named after the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
, who was born in the nearby town of Votkinsk
Votkinsk
Votkinsk is an industrial city in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Population: It is the birthplace of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who spent the first eight years of his life here: today the house of his birth contains a museum dedicated to the composer.The town was established in April...
.
Geography
The town is located in the Cis-Ural region on left bank of the Kama RiverKama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
, near its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Saygatka River in the southwestern part of Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
. The confluence of the Kama and Saygatka Rivers and the nearby Votkinsk Reservoir
Votkinsk Reservoir
The Votkinsk Reservoir , is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. The reservoir filling took place in 1962-1964. The Votkinsk Reservoir has a surface area of 1,120 km² and a water volume of 9,4 cubic km. Its...
form a peninsula, on which the town is situated.
The area of Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement is 56.49 square kilometres (21.8 sq mi) (including the water surface), while the аrea of the town proper is about 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi).
Chaykovskoye Urban Settlement borders Yelovsky District
Yelovsky District
Yelovsky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Yelovsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yelovo...
in the north, Vankovsky Rural Settlement in the northeast, Fokinsky and Bolshe-Bukorsky Rural Settlements in the east, Olkhovsky Rural Settlement in the south, and Votkinsky District
Votkinsky District
Votkinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the eastern portion of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Votkinsk...
of the Udmurt Republic in the west.
History
Chaykovsky was founded in 1955 as a settlement serving the construction of VotkinskVotkinsk
Votkinsk is an industrial city in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Population: It is the birthplace of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who spent the first eight years of his life here: today the house of his birth contains a museum dedicated to the composer.The town was established in April...
's hydroelectric power station. The village of Saygatka, known since 1646, used to occupy the place where Chaykovsky is now located. In 1956, Chaykovsky was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status, and in 1962, it was granted town status.
Factories
- Construction on the Votkinsk Hydroelectric StationVotkinsk Hydroelectric StationThe Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power generation and navigation. The power station has a 1,020 MW installed capacity and the dam also...
began in 1955 (full power since 1962). It has ten turbines for an installed capacity of 1,020 MW. The station produce 2.2 billion kilowatt-hours on average per year. As a result of its dam, the water level rose 23 meters and the reservoir has an area 1125 square kilometers. The dam also supports a shipping lock with two lines. - Combine of silk textile. Construction began in 1962 and the first factory was made at 1966. At that moment the combine was a large factory of that kind in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In the late eighties 100 milliones meter of textile was produced per year by the combine. Now, the combine is world famous factory "Joint Stock Company Tchaikovsky Textile" - Works of synthetical caoutchouc, was founded at 1979. Now, the works is "Uralorgsynthes,JSC". It produce liquefied hydrocarbon gase, benzol, butane, izo-butane etc.
- Gazprom Transgas Chaykovsky, daughter enterprise of GazpromGazpromOpen Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
, is engaged by transport of gas - Works of gas-stove, make stove under trade mark "Darina"
Besides, there is a lot of less large factories, for example, yard and ship repair works, metal manufacture work, meat-packing factory, dairy factory and common for a town communal plants, like water-supply plant.
Auto
Chaykovsky is situated on the KazanKazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
–Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
route. From the town to Izhevsk
Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
about 100 km, to Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
about 300 km, to Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
about 400 km, to Ekaterinburg about 600 km. There is bus service to these cities. Into the town bus service is used, too.
Railway communication
Trains to Perm are possible from the town.In the town there is railway, that sides to railway Kazan — Yekaterinburg. However, it not used for passengers.
River communication
There is river station, it not used for passengers, because of high prices, and earlier ships on underwater wings were going. However, river station is used as a tourist ship.Air communication
Chaykovsky closest airport is located in IzhevskIzhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
. Chaykovsky used to have a small airport, for small airplanes however there are now plans to develop a large modern airport.
Population
Chaykovsky has one from highest level of natality in Perm KraiPerm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, because of comparatively low death-rate and comparatively high birth-rate.
Education, culture, sports
In the town 13 schools, 1 gymnasium, 1 lyceum, 4 trade schools, 5 technical schools, 2 musical schools there are. Possibility to get high education there is in Institute of physical culture and branches of two technical universities.Chaykovsky has available museum of local lore and an art gallery, where there is a lot of works of famous Russian painters. Since 1982 there is Town Dramatic Theater. Since 1978, every three years traditional Festival of children musical art is conducted.
In Chaykovsky there is a modern mounting sky complex, biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
complex, and many gymnasiums.
Tourism
Chaykovsky is famous center of tourism on Western UralUral (region)
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...
, especially for tourist, who travels on touristic ships.
Twin towns/sister cities
Chaykovsky is the sister city of (twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with): Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz
Neustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...