Alexandrovsky Zavod (Russian: Александровский Завод) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

Alexandrovsky Zavod Александровский Завод
Selo[1]
Location of Alexandrovsky Zavod
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Coordinates: 50°55′N 117°56′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district	Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District[1]
Founded	1792
Elevation	795 m (2,608 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	2,482
Administrative status
• Capital of	Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District[1]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	674640
OKTMO ID	76604412101

Geography

It is located on the river Gazimur, 510 km to the south-east from Chita, 130 km to the north-east from the nearest railway station. There is a library, a hospital, a post office and other social and welfare facilities.[4]

History

Alexandrovsky Zavod was founded in 1792 in connection with the establishment of a silver mining and metallurgical plant. In 1825, it received its present name after the death in the same year Russian Emperor Alexander I. The town has been the home to political prisoners since 1832. The plant was closed in 1863. In 1926, it became the capital of the district. A museum opened in the house of Nikolay Chernyshevsky in 1969. An airport operated in the town until the 1990s.[4]

Demographics

Population: 2,482 (2010 Census);[1] 2,630 (2002 Census);[5] 2,924 (1989 Census).[6]

References

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[ru] Александровский Завод