Asbest 1369949 225553491 2008-07-14T07:57:40Z Gerakibot 4112738 robot Adding: [[el:Ασμπέστ]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Asbest (Sverdlovsk oblast).png|thumb|130px|Coat of arms of Asbest]] '''Asbest''' ({{lang-ru|Асбе́ст}}) is a [[types of settlements in Russia|town]] in [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]], [[Russia]], named for its [[asbestos]] industry. The town is located on the [[Bolshoy Reft River]] (right [[tributary]] of the [[Pyshma River|Pyshma]]) on the eastern slopes of the [[Ural mountains|Urals]], 70 km north-east of [[Yekaterinburg]] at {{coor dm|57|00|N|61|28|E}}. It was founded in 1889 as '''Kudelka''' ({{lang|ru|Куделька}}). It was granted the town status and renamed in 1933. Population: 76,328 ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]); 84,470 ([[Soviet Census (1989)|1989 Census]]). Postal code: 624000. International dialing code: +7 (34365). Today's Asbest is a large industrial center. [[Joint-stock company]] ''Uralasbest'' is the main industrial enterprise. Other factories include ''UralATI'', ''Zarechny'', ''Asbostroy'', ''Asbestovskaya'' poultry processing plant, and a ferroconcrete production factory. [[Asbestos]], [[brick]]s, [[porcelain]], furniture, metal constructions, and other products are produced in Asbest. The town is home to the ''Uralasbest'' stadium, which seats 10,000 people. Educational facilities include music schools, a school of art, an Olympic school, an institute of science and research, professional schools, colleges of mining and economics. There are two museums: a geological museum and a museum of local lore. {{Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast]] [[ar:أسبيست]] [[be:Горад Асбест]] [[de:Asbest (Stadt)]] [[et:Asbest (linn)]] [[el:Ασμπέστ]] [[eo:Asbest]] [[fr:Asbest]] [[io:Asbest]] [[nl:Asbest (stad)]] [[no:Asbest (by)]] [[pl:Asbiest]] [[ro:Asbest]] [[ru:Асбест (город)]] [[sk:Asbest]] [[fi:Asbest]] [[sv:Asbest (stad)]] [[tg:Асбест]] [[zh:阿斯别斯特]]