Chernushka is a town and the administrative center of Chernushinsky District

Chernushinsky District

Chernushinsky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Chernushinsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Chernushka...

, Perm Krai

Perm Krai

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, Russia

Russia

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, located in the southern part of the krai

Krai

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 on the Bystry Tanyp River

Bystry Tanyp River

Bystry Tanyp River, or Tanyp River , is a river in Bashkortostan and Perm Krai in Russia, a right tributary of the Belaya River. The length of the river is 345 km, the area of its drainage basin is 7,560 km². The Bystry Tanyp freezes up in the first half of November and remains icebound until April....

, which is 230 kilometres (142.9 mi) south of Perm

Perm

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. Population:

The town's economy is based on oil extraction and refining industry, the production of construction materials, and the food industry. It is a major transport hub in southern Perm Krai.

History

Chernushka was first mentioned in 1858 as a village with four households that had existed since 1854. In 1869, the number of households increased to thirty-five.

The construction of the Kazan–Yekaterinburg Railway during 1913–1920 played an important role in the development of the village. A settlement for the railway builders, which shared the same name, was established near the village. During the Civil War

Russian Civil War

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, the area of what is now Chernushinsky District saw heavy fighting along the railway and in the settlement itself.
In 1925, the administrative center of the district was transferred from Ryabki to Chernushka because Ryabky was too far from the railway. Consequently, the district itself was renamed Chernushinsky. However, the district's administration did not move to Chernushka until 1930.

The following years saw an increase of industrial construction. After World War II, Chernushka was granted work settlement

Urban-type settlement

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status. The discovery of oil boosted Chernushka's development, as several oil plants were built in 1958. In 1966, Chernushka was granted town status.