Biysk

Bijsk (Russian Бийск ) is a large city with 210 115 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in southwestern Siberia, Russia.

It lies on the river Biya near its confluence with the Katun and after the 163 km distant regional capital Barnaul the second largest city in the Altai region.

Bijsk is the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons, is itself, however, not the same part, but forms its own, the region directly subordinate county.

History

Bijsk was founded in 1709 as a military fortress and kept up in the middle of the 19th century, primarily military significance. 1756 Bijsk played a small role in the strategic conquest of Siberia by the Russians. From this period also two cannons, which are now situated in the city park. It was not until 1782 Bijsk got city rights and privileges associated awarded. The military significance Bijsks ended with the industrialization in 1848, after which Bijsk transformed into an industrial city. End of the 19th century, various industrial sectors of activity emerged in Bijsk. A distillery, saw mills, weaving mills and metal processing companies dominated the cityscape. 1915 received Bijsk with the relocation of a branch line from the trans-Siberian railway a rail connection. During the Second World War a number of industrial enterprises from the European regions of the country was temporarily relocated to Bijsk.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and infrastructure

Today Bijsk is like most cities in Western Siberia primarily industrial city. Their main production sectors are engineering (machines for the food industry ), wood industry, chemical industry and textile industry. Bijsk is the terminus of the Altai Railway, which connects it to Barnaul and thus also with Novosibirsk. Seven technical institutes provide the bulk of secondary education in Bijsk, but there is also a pedagogical university. The Museum of Local History is next to the Drama Theatre the cultural highlight of a visit to Bijsk represents a special feature is the library with more than 3.5 million books. Bijsk is considered a major tourist center and a gateway to the Altai Mountains, going forth, much of the efforts made there tours of the city.

2005 Bijsk officially received the status of a science city.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Sergei Babkow (born 1967 ), basketball coach and players
  • Bessmertnych Alexander (* 1933), politician
  • Alexander Lokshin Lasarevich (1920-1987), composer
  • Georgy Stepanov (1919-1986), Romance
Vehicle registration plates of Russia OKATO Biya River Katun River Raion Eastern Front (World War II) Naukograd Alexander Bessmertnykh Aleksandr Lokshin Administrative divisions of Altai Krai Aleysk Belokurikha Yarovoye Zarinsk Sibirsky, Altai Krai Nemetsky National District Gornyak, Altai Krai Pavlovsk, Altai Krai Zmeinogorsk
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