Zarinsk
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Zarinsk is a town in Altai Krai
, Russia
, located on the Chumysh River
99 kilometres (61.5 mi) east of Barnaul
. Population:
The railway station
of Zarinskaya was established in 1952. It was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1958 and town status in 1979.
Altai Krai
Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...
, 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 Chumysh River
Chumysh River
The Chumysh is a river in Russia, right branch of the Ob River . River starts from two rivers - Kara-Chumysh and Tom-Chumysh in Kemerovo Oblast...
99 kilometres (61.5 mi) east of Barnaul
Barnaul
-Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally...
. Population:
The railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of Zarinskaya was established in 1952. It was granted urban-type settlement
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...
status in 1958 and town status in 1979.