Polazna
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Polazna is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Dobryanka
in Perm Krai
, Russia
, located on the east bank of Kama Reservoir
, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Perm
and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) south of Dobryanka. Population:
of the Polazna River with four households and fourteen inhabitants. In 1797, an ironwork factory was built there, and Polazna became a factory settlement. In 1927, the factory was closed and its territory was flooded due to the construction of Kama Reservoir. In 1949, commercial development of oil started in Polazna. In 1956, Polazna was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1996, a bridge over the Kama River
, which connected Polazna with Perm, was built.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Dobryanka
Dobryanka
Dobryanka is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the bank of the Kama Reservoir, north of Perm. Population: Perm GRES—a huge power station with a tall chimney—is located in Dobryanka....
in Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the east bank of Kama Reservoir
Kama Reservoir
The Kama Reservoir, also known as the Perm Reservoir , is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station near Perm . The Kama Reservoir has a surface area of 1,915 km² and a water volume of 12,2 cubic km. Its length along the Kama is 272 km, major width - up to...
, 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) south of Dobryanka. Population:
History
Polazna was first mentioned in the Census of Great Perm in 1623–1624 as a settlement at the confluenceConfluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Polazna River with four households and fourteen inhabitants. In 1797, an ironwork factory was built there, and Polazna became a factory settlement. In 1927, the factory was closed and its territory was flooded due to the construction of Kama Reservoir. In 1949, commercial development of oil started in Polazna. In 1956, Polazna was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1996, a bridge over the Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
, which connected Polazna with Perm, was built.