Arti Арти | |
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| Coordinates:56°25′N58°32′E / 56.417°N 58.533°E /56.417; 58.533 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Artinsky District |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,881 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 623340 |
| OKTMO ID | 65704000051 |
Arti (Russian:Арти) is anurban locality (anurban-type settlement) and theadministrative center ofArtinsky District ofSverdlovsk Oblast,Russia, located on theArtya River at itsconfluence with theUfa River, 203 kilometers (126 mi) southwest ofYekaterinburg and 62 kilometers (39 mi) southeast ofKrasnoufimsk. Population:12,881 (2010 Census);[1]13,790 (2002 Census);[4]15,803 (1989 Soviet census);[5] 13,800 (1968).
It was founded in 1783 when merchant Lugin built a mechanical plant in the area. During the 19th century the majority of the population was employed by this plant. The plant's products were held in high regard not only inRussia—scythes produced in Arti, for example, received an award at theParis technical exhibition. In 1917, the plant became one of the first to be nationalized.
Arti is also known for the first Ural Geophysical Station, which was established there in 1870.
In 1874 theArtinskian Age of thePermian Period of geological time was named for the Artinsk area byAlexander Karpinsky.
In 1918, Arti was a place of an anti-Soviet rebellion, during which many people were killed. After the end of theRussian Civil War, Arti remained the only producer of scythes in the whole country. During theWorld War II, the plant started to manufacturesewing machines andneedles.
Nowadays Arti is a rapidly developing settlement, where the majority of its economic growth is in the sphere of services.
Unemployment rate is rather low (3.02%). Twenty percent of the unemployed are people with higher education as there is practically no vacant positions for them in Arti at the moment.