Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg (formerly named Sverdlovsk) is a big city in the Ural mountains in the Asian part of Russia. It is the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. It has a population of 1,483,119 people. The city was started in 1723 by Vasily Tatischev and named after empress Catherine I who was the Peter the Great’s wife.

 Twin cities 
Yekaterinburg is a sister city of
  - Pilsen, Czech Republic
  - San Jose, California, U.S.A., since 1992
  - Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China, since July 10 2002
  - Genoa, Italy
  - Ferentino, Italy

 Related pages 
List of cities and towns in Russia

 References 

Category:1723 establishments
Category:18th-century establishments in Russia
Category:Capitals of oblasts of Russia
Category:Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast