Biysk
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| Biysk (English) Бийск (Russian) |
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  Location of Biysk on the map of Russia
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| City Day: June 18 | |
| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of |
Altai Krai Altai Krai Biysky District |
| Local self-government | |
| Charter | Charter of Biysk |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Head | Anatoly Mosiyevsky |
| Legislative body | Duma |
| Area | |
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300 km² n/a |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density |
218,562 inhabitants 85th 728.5 inhab. / km² |
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| Founded | 1709 |
| Town status | 1782 |
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| Postal code | n/a |
| Dialing code | +7 3854 |
| Official website | |
| http://gorod.biysk.ru/ | |
Biysk (Russian: Бийск) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai (after Barnaul). Population: 229,412 (2004 est.); 218,562 (2002 Census); 233,238 (1989 Census).
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[edit] Geography
Biysk is situated in Southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River (not far from its confluence with the Katun River). The city is called "the gates to the Altay Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range. In Biysk there is the beginning of the Chuysky Highway, which goes through the Altai Republic to Russia's border with Mongolia.
[edit] History
The city was founded in 1709 as a fortress by the order of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great, but in about a year was burnt by a local nomadic tribe and rebuilt in 1718. Gradually Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important centre of trade, which received town status in 1782.
[edit] Economy
The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the Soviet Union during the World War II. Later the city was an important centre of arms development and production and still remains an industrial centre.
[edit] Transport
Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by Biysk Airport. The route of Federal importance Novosibirsk-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) goes through the city.
[edit] Education and culture
Biysk is a centre of education and culture, having a teachers' training university, a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theatre (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, etc.
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Cities and towns in Altai Krai |  |
| Administrative center: Barnaul Aleysk | Belokurikha | Biysk | Gornyak | Kamen-na-Obi | Novoaltaysk | Rubtsovsk | Slavgorod | Yarovoye | Zarinsk | Zmeinogorsk |
