Alapayevsk

Alapayevsk is a city (since 1781) in Russia, the administrative center of the Alapayevsky district of the Sverdlovsk region. The population is 43.3 thousand people (2005). The coat of arms (1783) is located on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, on the Neiva River (Obi Basin), at the confluence of the Alapaikha River, in the center of the Sverdlovsk region, 180 km northeast of Yekaterinburg, 1847 km from Moscow. From May 20, 1918, members of the Romanov imperial family were detained in Alapayevsk and executed on the night of July 17 to 18: Grand Dukes Konstantin Konstantinovich, Ioann Konstantinovich, Igor Konstantinovich, Sergey Mikhailovich, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna, Prince Vladimir Paley.

The city is a junction of the railways Yekaterinburg - Nizhny Tagil, Yekaterinburg - Serov. Built highway Alapaevsk — Murzinka — Petrokamenskoe, which connects the city with Nizhny Tagil. In addition, the largest narrow-gauge road in Russia begins in the city.

On December 17, 1995, a local referendum was held, as a result of which the municipal formation "City of Alapayevsk" was formed as part of the city of Alapayevsk, Asbestovsky settlements (with the adjacent village of Melkozerovo and the village of Lake), Western (with the adjacent village of Upper Alapaikha), Zyryanovsky (with the adjacent village of Ustyanchi and the village of Neivinsky), Neivo-Shaitansky. The total area of the MO “City of Alapayevsk” is 1082 km.