Degtyarsk
{{short description|Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia}}
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Degtyarsk ({{langx|ru|Дегтя́рск}}) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Revda in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazovka River (right tributary of the Chusovaya), {{convert|35|km|sp=us}} west of Yekaterinburg, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=15,522|p2002=15,869|p1989=18,394}}
History
It was founded in the 18th century; town status was granted to it in 1954.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
The town is notable as the site of 1960 U-2 incident, where an American Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft (and pursuing Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer') were shot down by S-75 Dvina (SA-2 'Guideline') surface-to-air missiles.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of the administrative divisions, Degtyarsk and ten rural localities are subordinated to the Town of RevdaOrder #120-P—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #30-OZ As a municipal division, Degtyarsk, together with three rural localities, is incorporated as Degtyarsk Urban Okrug.Law #85-OZ Revda and the other seven rural localities are incorporated separately as Revda Urban Okrug.
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|sve|adm|list}}
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External links
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- [http://www.degtyarsk.ru/ Official website of Degtyarsk] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://degtyarsk.jsprav.ru/ Degtyarsk Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Sverdlovsk Oblast}}
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