Alapayevsk

Alapayevsk () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is at the confluence of the Neyva and Alapaikha rivers. Population:  44,263 (2002 census); 50,060 (1989 census).

 History 
The town was founded in 1781. 

 Murder of Russian Imperial family members 
On July 18, 1918, the day after the shooting of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family, other members of the Romanov family were thrown down a mineshaft near Alapayevsk by the Bolsheviks. 

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website of Alapayevsk  
 Directory of organizations in Alapayevsk 

Category:Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast