TROITSK


Meaning of TROITSK in English

also spelled Troick, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (province), western Russia. Troitsk lies along the Uy River at the inflow of the Uvelka River. Founded in 1743 as a fortress, it was chartered in 1784. An agricultural centre for the adjacent steppes, Troitsk also has transport and industrial functions, and a thermal-power station and a nuclear-power plant are located there. The city has colleges for medicine, agriculture, and teacher training. Pop. (1991 est.) 89,800.

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