Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast
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Talitsa (Russian: Талица) is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen segment of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 219 kilometers (136 mi) east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 16,225 (2010 Census);[1] 18,860 (2002 Census);[2] 19,888 (1989 Soviet census).[3]
Talitsa was founded in 1732[4] in association with a vodka distillery. In 1885 a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway was opened in nearby Troitsky, situated 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.[4]
Economy
Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum in downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets.[citation needed] A spa resort area near the town has spring-fed and mud baths, and the water is also bottled for sale as a medicinal drink.[4]
Transportation
Talitsa can reached by train to Troitsky, or by road.
