Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast
{{Other places|Sim, Russia}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|adm_district_jur=Ashinsky District
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|mun_district_jur=Ashinsky Municipal District
|urban_settlement_jur=Simskoye Urban Settlement
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|current_cat_date=November 13, 1942
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|prev_name1=Simsky Zavod
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Sim ({{langx|ru|Сим}}) is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sim River, {{convert|340|km|sp=us}} west of Chelyabinsk and is the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=14,466|p2002=16,377|p1989=20,164}}
History
It was founded in 1759 and named Simsky Zavod ({{lang|ru|Си́мский Заво́д}}, lit. Sim's Plant). The settlement was formed around an ironworks.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Ashinsky District, together with two rural localities, as the Town of Sim.Resolution #161 As a municipal division, the Town of Sim is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Simskoye Urban Settlement.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.
References
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{{Chelyabinsk Oblast}}
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