Nytva is a town and the administrative center of Nytvensky District

Nytvensky District

Nytvensky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nytvensky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Nytva. District's population: Population of Nytva accounts for 43.5% of the...

 of Perm Krai

Perm Krai

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, Russia

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, located on the Nytva River near its confluence

Confluence

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 with the Kama

Kama River

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, 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) west of Perm

Perm

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History

It was first mentioned in 1623 as the village of Nytva with three households. Village in the place of modern settlement first mentioned in 1647 and had the same name. In 1756 in Nytva was built copper smelting plant. In 1768 smelting of copper stopped and started smelting of cast iron. Within 20 years cast iron smelting also stopped and it become ironworks.

Town status was granted to it in 1942.

Etymology

From Komi-Permyak language name "Nytva" can be translated as “Green water” , from Mansi language as “Silt water”. In other sources word "ныд" that is first component of the town name translated as "wet, swampy place". It’s one of more believable explanation of name.

Culture

Nytva museum of local history was established in 1958. One of the most interesting exposition is “Museum of Spoon”, which collection includes more than 1,700 spoon items. This is the only one museum of spoons in the world. There are spoons from 57 countries, some of them are really unique.