Sverdlovsk-44 (Lesnoy)
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Sverdlovsk-44 (Lesnoy) is a Russian closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast historically associated with the Soviet nuclear weapons program and related defense industries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sverdlovsk-44 | 0 |
| Lesnoy | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
closed city
ⓘ
monotown ⓘ nuclear weapons production center ⓘ |
| accessRequires | special permit ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Nuclear weapons infrastructure of Russia
ⓘ
Russian closed cities ⓘ |
| borderControlledBy | Russian Ministry of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesApproximate | 58.63°N 59.80°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| establishedAs | secret settlement for nuclear weapons production ⓘ |
| formerName | Sverdlovsk-44 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1947 ⓘ |
| governedAs | closed administrative-territorial formation ⓘ |
| governedBy | administration of the closed city of Lesnoy ⓘ |
| hasAccessStatus | restricted ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation | Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityStatus | town ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Lesnoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase | state defense orders ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assembly and maintenance of nuclear warheads
ⓘ
storage of nuclear materials ⓘ |
| hasMainEnterprise | Electrochemical Plant (Lesnoy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainIndustry |
defense industry
ⓘ
nuclear weapons production ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | small to medium-sized town ⓘ |
| hasSecurityInfrastructure |
checkpoints
ⓘ
perimeter fence ⓘ |
| hasTransportRestriction | no open railway passenger access without permit ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Soviet defense industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ nuclear warhead production ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Russian closed administrative-territorial formations ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ural Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Sverdlovsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kachkanar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nizhnyaya Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ Serov NERFINISHED ⓘ Verkhnyaya Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yakov Sverdlov (in code name only) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet closed city system
ⓘ
Ural Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePattern | 624200–6242xx ⓘ |
| securityRegime | federal ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | town of oblast significance ⓘ |
| timeZone | Yekaterinburg Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | uranium enrichment for weapons ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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