Berezniki

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Berezniki Березники
City[1]
Berezniki City Administration building
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 59°25′N 56°47′E / 59.417°N 56.783°E / 59.417; 56.783Coordinates: 59°25′N 56°47′E / 59.417°N 56.783°E / 59.417; 56.783
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Founded	1873[2]
City status since	1932[2]
Government
• Body	City Duma[3]
• Head	Sergey Dyakov
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	156,466
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	143,072 (−8.6%)
• Rank	112th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of krai significance of Berezniki[1]
• Capital of	city of krai significance of Berezniki[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Berezniki Urban Okrug[6]
• Capital of	Berezniki Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	618400-618426
Dialing code(s)	+7 3424
OKTMO ID	57708000001
Website	admbrk.ru

Berezniki (Russian: Березники́) is a city in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the Ural Mountains. Population: 156,466 (2010 Census);^[4] 173,077 (2002 Census);^[9] 201,213 (1989 Census).^[10]

Etymology[]

The name Berezniki is derived from a birch forest originally situated on the city's location.

History[]

Trinity Church

Cinema Avangard

The first Russian settlements in the city appeared in the 16th - 17th century on the basis of salt mines.

It was founded in 1873.^[2] City status was granted to it in 1932^[2] as its industry was rapidly expanding under Joseph Stalin.

Administrative and municipal status[]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of krai significance of Berezniki—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Berezniki is incorporated as Berezniki Urban Okrug.^[6]

Economy[]

BTZ trolleybus and railway station in Berezniki

Trolza trolleybus in Berezniki

A sinkhole in Berezniki at the site of the first potash plant

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the city's population dropped due to increased unemployment. Nevertheless, the city was able to keep its main industries on track. Large chemical plants such as titanium and sodium factories as well as several huge Potassium, Magnesium and Potash mines are operational in Berezniki.

The potash mine, owned by Uralkali, was the basis of the fortune of Dmitry Rybolovlev who sold his interest in 2010 to Suleyman Kerimov. Mine supports in the huge underground mine, about 1,000 feet (~300 metres) beneath the city, consist of soluble salt which is being dissolved by water flooding into the mine. The city, a former Soviet era labor camp, was built near the work site, over the mine. Several sinkholes, some huge, have opened within the city. The situation requires round-the-clock monitoring. The problem is believed to be limited to a small part of the mine which was not filled properly and to be limited in its future impact, but relocation of the city is under consideration.^[11] The largest sinkhole, locally dubbed, "The Grandfather" by 2012, was 340 yards (~310 metres) wide, 430 yards (~390 metres) long, and 780 feet (~240 metres) deep.^[11] When it opened in 2007^[12] the hole was initially 80 m long, 40 m wide and 200 m deep.^[13] The sinkhole was expected to expand, and destroy part of the only rail line which leads to and from the potash mines, and, being that Berezniki produces around 10% of the worlds potash, this would lead global demand towards Canada, potentially damaging the local economy. Nobody was injured when the sinkhole appeared.

Culture[]

Hospital of a factory

Berezniki has a theater and a museum of regional history.

Every year from July 17 to the 20th the town celebrates its mosquitoes. They have music, dancing and a "most delicious girl" competition. In the competition, the girls stand for 20 minutes in their shorts and vests, and the one who receives the most bites wins.^[14]

Notable people[]

• Vasily Pavlovich Boryagin, Hero of Socialist Labor
• Dmitry Rybolovlev, Russian billionaire, controlled the leading Berezniki potash mines from 2000 — 2011
• Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first president, attended Pushkin High School in Berezniki

Transportation[]

Berezniki is served by the Berezniki Airport, which mainly serves helicopters. A railway station is closed since it is located in the sinkhole area and has been damaged beyond repair. In the city public transport service is operated with trolleybuses.

References[]

Notes[]

Sources[]

• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. ��Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1983-434 от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального образования "Город Березники" Пермского края», в ред. Закона №499-ПК от 16 октября 2009 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №217–218, 30 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1983-434 of December 27, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formation of the "City of Berezniki" of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #499-PK of October 16, 2009 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).

Further reading[]

• "A Russian City Always on the Watch Against Being Sucked Into the Earth" article by Andrew E. Kramer in The New York Times April 10, 2012

External links[]

• Official website of Berezniki (in Russian)
• Berezniki Business Directory (in Russian)
• Pictures of Berezniki