Lysva

Lysva (Russian: Лысьва) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located in the eastern part of the krai on the river Lysva, 86 kilometers (53 mi) from Perm. Population: 65,918 (2010 census); 71,148 (2002 census); 76,614 (1989 Soviet census). History Lysva as a settlement was known from the mid-17th century. In the second half of the 18th century, the lands around Lysva were inherited by Princess Varvara Shakhovskaya, the daughter of Baron Aleksander Stroganov. In 1785, construction of the cast-iron foundry began. This year is officially considered the founding year of Lysva. In 1902, owing to construction of the railway branch, the plant, which had been producing iron from the imported pig-iron by that time, obtained wide access to the country markets. On 5 April 1926, the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee granted Lysva city status. After the Great Patriotic War in Lysva began, development of mechanical engineering and light industry facilities began. In the 1950s, the centre of the city was rebuilt. From 1960 to 1980, the city extended its borders with the construction of new microdistricts. In the 21st century, Lysva is one of the most important industrial and cultural centres of Perm Krai. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Lysva—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Lysva is incorporated as Lysvensky Urban Okrug. Economy The town's major industries are machine building and metalworking. Products manufactured by the town's workers include sheet iron, oil extraction equipment, and electric motors. Transportation There are non-electrified railway lines running through town to connect Lysva with Kalino station on the Gornozavodsk railway line. 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 Пермского края. Закон №865-ПК от 1 декабря 2011 г. «Об образовании нового муниципального образования Лысьвенский городской округ», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования, за исключением части 2 и части 3 статьи 5, которые вступают в силу по истечении месяца после дня вступления в силу настоящего Закона при отсутствии предусмотренной частью 5 статьи 34 Федерального закона от 06.10.2003 №131-ФЗ "Об общих принципах организации местного самоуправления в Российской Федерации" инициативы граждан о проведении местного референдума по вопросу определения структуры органов местного самоуправления Лысьвенского городского округа. Опубликован: "Бюллетень законов Пермского края, правовых актов губернатора Пермского края, Правительства Пермского края, исполнительных органов государственной власти Пермского края", №48, 5 декабря 2011 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Krai. Law #865-PK of December 1, 2011 On the Establishment of a New Municipal Formation of Lysvensky Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication, with the exception of parts 2 and 3 of Article 5, which take effect one month after this law's taking effect in absence of a citizen initiative regarding holding a local referendum on determining the structure of the bodies of local self-government of Lysvensky Urban Okrug, a right covered by part 5 of Article 34 of the Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003 "On the General Principles of the Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation".).