Alagir

Alagir (Russian Алагир, Ossetian Алагир ) is an industrial city in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania. It lies on the western bank of the Ardon, 54 kilometers west of the North Ossetian capital Vladikavkaz. In Alagir 20 949 people ( as of October 14, 2010 ).

History

The city was founded in 1850 by Prince Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov, the Viceroy of the Caucasus, in the vicinity of a former silver mine. Alagir was built as a fortified settlement to a melt around and quickly rose to become a center for mining. 1938 Alagir became a town.

Alagir was occupied during the German summer offensive of 1942 (Operation Edelweiss) by German troops and freed again in January 1943 after demolition of the offensive of the year 1942/43, and the start of the Soviet counter-offensive (North Caucasian surgery).

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

The city's economy is still dominated by the mining industry. In addition, wood processing plants, canning factories and manufacturing plants have settled in the city.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Stanislaw Tschertschessow ( b. 1963 ), football goalkeeper and coach
  • Chetag Gasjumow (* 1983), Ringer
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