Nizhniye Sergi
Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Nizhniye Sergi (Russian: Ни́жние Серги́) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhneserginsky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on a rolling plain surrounded by the Ural Mountains, on the Serga River 120 kilometers (75 mi) from Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,336 (2010 census);[2] 12,567 (2002 census);[10] 14,938 (1989 Soviet census).[11]
Nizhniye Sergi
Нижние Серги | |
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![]() Interactive map of Nizhniye Sergi | |
| Coordinates: 56°40′N 59°19′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Nizhneserginsky District[1] |
| TownSelsoviet | Nizhniye Sergi[1] |
| Founded | 1743 |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,336 |
• Estimate (2025) | 7,598 (−26.5%) |
| • Capital of | Nizhneserginsky District,[3] town of Nizhniye Sergi[4] |
| • Municipal district | Nizhneserginsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Nizhneserginsky Municipal District,[6] Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 |
| Postal codes[9] | 623090, 623091, 623093, 623094, 623099 |
| Dialing code | +7 34396 |
| OKTMO ID | 65628101001 |
History
It was founded in 1743.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Nizhniye Sergi serves as the administrative center of Nizhneserginsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with eleven rural localities, incorporated within Nizhneserginsky District as the Town of Nizhniye Sergi.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Nizhniye Sergi is incorporated within Nizhneserginsky Municipal District as Nizhneserginskoye Urban Settlement.[5][1]
Economy
The town is an industrial center. The basis of its economy is mainly a plant that produces nails, wires, and other products of ferrous metallurgy. Most of the production output is exported.
Tourism
Nizhniye Sergi, with its Lake Montayevo health resort, is a popular destination in the Ural region. The health resort is known for its mineral water that includes thirty-seven chemical elements.
