Every day in Nizhny Tagil, work is in full swing – there is a huge number of industrial enterprises that bring substantial income to the city. It is one of the main production centers of the entire Urals, and it is not surprising that Nizhny Tagil is growing rapidly. Jobs, housing growth, developed infrastructure – all this attracts more and more residents.
It was here that in 1834 the first steam locomotive was constructed in Russia. During the Great Patriotic War, a third of all T-34 tanks were built at the plants of Nizhny Tagil. In terms of production and processing of goods, Nizhny Tagil ranks first in the Sverdlovsk region, even ahead of the regional capital, Yekaterinburg. In the urban area there are about a dozen mountains. At first, the settlement on the site of modern Nizhny Tagil was called the Tagil plant, and then – the Vyisk plant. The city received its name in honor of the Tagil River. In total, 13 rivers and streams flow through its territory.
The local water supply system was developed during the reign of Peter I. At the end of the 16th century, there was a parking lot of the famous conqueror of Siberia – Ermak. During the Civil War, in 1918, in Nizhny Tagil, many volunteers from Czechoslovakia fought on the side of the White Guards. The city received the Order of the Red Banner of Labor back in 1971. The population of Nizhny Tagil is gradually declining since the mid 90s of the last century.
There are no hotels with a rating of more than 3 stars. Not far from Nizhny Tagil, in the village of Visim, the famous writer Mamin-Sibiryak lived. It was in Nizhny Tagil that Efim Artamonov, a serf, was born, famous for having invented the world’s first bicycle. The outside of the American Statue of Liberty is a copper plating. And this copper was mined in Nizhny Tagil.
