Nevyansk
Nevyansk is a town in
Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Russia, located on the Neyva River on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, some 97 km north of
Yekaterinburg. Population: 26,644 ; 29,800 .
The posad of Nevyansk was founded in 1700 due to the construction of a
foundry and
iron factory. Although it was not granted town status until 1919, the settlement became highly important for the well-being of the
Demidov family, which extracted
gold from the local foothills. In the
18th century, Nevyansk was settled primarily by
Old Believers, who commissioned from local artisans some glimmering, stylish icons which may be regarded as the last phase in the history of Russian icon-painting.
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Nevyansk is a town in
Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Russia, located on the Neyva River on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, some 97 km north of
Yekaterinburg. Population: 26,644 ; 29,800 .
The posad of Nevyansk was founded in 1700 due to the construction of a
foundry and
iron factory. Although it was not granted town status until 1919, the settlement became highly important for the well-being of the
Demidov family, which extracted
gold from the local foothills. In the
18th century, Nevyansk was settled primarily by
Old Believers, who commissioned from local artisans some glimmering, stylish icons which may be regarded as the last phase in the history of Russian icon-painting. As for the Demidovs, they commissioned the 60-metre-high
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk, which was erected sometime between 1725 and 1740 and remains the town's principle landmark and claim to fame.
