Shadrinsk is a town in Kurgan Oblast

Kurgan Oblast

Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...

, Russia

Russia

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, located on the left bank of the Iset River

Iset River

Iset River is a river in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia. It rises in the Ural Mountains 25km northwest of Yekaterinburg and flows east into the Tobol River. To the north of its basin is that of Tura River and to the south, the Uy River. The length of the Iset River is...

 (Ob

Ob River

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's basin

Drainage basin

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) 146 kilometres (90.7 mi) northwest of Kurgan. Population:

Climate

Average summer temperature is +20°C, with recorded maximum of +40°C. Average winter temperature is −20°C, with the record low of −45°C.

History

Shadrinsk was founded in 1662 as an agricultural and trade settlement. Shadrinsk hosted the second largest fair in the Urals region. It is home to Shadrinsk air base

Shadrinsk (air base)

Shadrinsk is an air base in Russia located 6 km southeast of Shadrinsk. Large tarmac area. It is an Il-76 base. It is home to 600 Gv TAD using the Il-76M aircraft starting in 1992....

 which is a minor airlift facility. Town status was granted to it in 1781.

Economy

There is a hydraulic systems plant (ShAAZ, Shadrinsky Avtoagregatny Zavod) in the town, which manufactures auto parts. The plant is controlled by the Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UMMC).

Another plant is Shadrinsk Milk Canning Plant. It produces dairy products and Shadrinskaya brand mineral water.

Education

Educational facilities include Shadrinsk State Pedagogical Institute and Shadrinsk Industrial-Pedagogical Technical School.

External links

• Official website of Shadrinsk
• Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Shadrinsk