Satka is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast

Chelyabinsk Oblast

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, Russia

Russia

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, located 190 kilometres (118.1 mi) from Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...

, on the western slope of the southern Urals

Ural Mountains

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, on the bank of the Satka River. Population:

History

It was founded on November 19, 1758 as an iron mining factory. Magnesite, a mineral essential to the manufacture of refractory brick used in blast furnaces, was discovered there.

Economy and education

The major industry in the town is the extraction of magnesite and other ores along with metallurgical plants to process the ore.

There is a small tourist industry because of the town's location in the center of the Ural Mountains near Zyuratkul National Park. There is also a nearby historic site at Porogi where the first hydro-electric generator in Russia was installed.

In addition to elementary schools and two high schools, there is a satellite campus of ChelGU, the Chelyabinsk State University.

Miscellaneous

Postal code of Satka is 456910. Dialing code: 35161.

Although there is a train station in Satka, it is a spur line so connections are inconvenient. In addition, the station is inconveniently located far from the center.

External links

• OAO Magnezit, the major employer in the town
• About the town