Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast
# Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast

57°01′N 63°43′E﻿ / ﻿57.017°N 63.717°E﻿ / 57.017; 63.717

Talitsa (Russian: Талица) is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen segment of Trans-Siberian Railway, 219 kilometers (136 mi) east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 16,225 (2010 Census); 18,860 (2002 Census); 19,888 (1989 Census).

## History

It was founded in 1732 as a settlement near a large liquor factory. In 1885 a Trans-Siberian railway station was opened in nearby Troitsky , situated 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.

## Economy

Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets.

### Transportation

The city can reached by train, which stops in nearby Troitsky, or by car via Moscow-Peking road.

## Notable people

* Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Soviet intelligence officer during World War II
* Sergey Nikolsky, mathematician
