What can be interesting for tourists Kyshtym?There are not many attractions. But if you look good, you can find here some interesting objects. In this small industrial town there are ancient buildings, and in the immediate vicinity unique nature monuments.
In this article you will find a photo with descriptions of Kyshtym's sights - architectural, natural and historical-cultural.
general information
Kyshtym is a small town in the Southern Urals withpopulation of 37 thousand inhabitants. It is located 90 kilometers from Chelyabinsk. It is administratively part of the Chelyabinsk region. The city is located on the same name river Kyshtym. Almost from all sides it is surrounded by forests, lakes and low mountains.

His history Kyshtym has been leading since 1757, whenthe famous Russian industrialist Nikita Demidov founded two iron-making plants here. The name of the city comes from two Bashkir words: "kysh" (winter) and "tymyk" (quiet). Most often this toponym is interpreted as a "quiet hibernation".
Modern Kyshtym - an important industrial centerChelyabinsk region. Here, the mining, metallurgical and machine-building industries of the economy are well developed. In the city there are about 50 industrial enterprises. Today Kyshtym produces high-quality copper, crystalline graphite, refractory clay, quartz concentrate, wood, various equipment for mines and much more.
What can you see in Kyshtym? With the sights of this ultra-industrial town, we will introduce you further. Strangely enough, there is something to visit the tourist.
Sights of Kyshtym: what to see in the city and its environs?
Even in spite of its strictly industrialessence, Kyshtym sometimes proudly called "a small Ural Switzerland." And all thanks to the numerous lakes, forests, springs and hills that surround the city from all sides. Tourists have recently paid more attention to these places.

Let's list the main attractions of Kyshtym and its immediate vicinity:
- Church of the Nativity of Christ.
- Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles (the oldest temple in the Southern Urals).
- Homestead Demidov "White House".
- The Cathedral Mosque.
- House of Druzhinin.
- The monument to the "Workers of the rear".
- Monument to the Liquidators of the Kyshtym Accident.
- Abandoned kaolin careers.
- Mount Egosa.
- Mount Sugomak.
- Sugomak cave.
- Lake Uvildy.
Monument to the Liquidators of the Kyshtym Accident
In September 1957, at the Mayak chemical plant inclosed city of Ozersk, there was an industrial accident - a container with radioactive waste collapsed. As a result, the mixture of radionuclides spread to the territory of 23 000 km2. Over 200 settlements with a total population of 270 thousand people were polluted.
Since the name of the city of Ozersk at that time wassecret, they called tragedy "Kyshtym". Several hundred Kyshtym people took an active part in liquidating its consequences. These were mainly drivers who had taken contaminated soil from Ozersk. In 2007, on the outskirts of Kyshtym, a modest obelisk was installed with the inscription: “To the liquidators of the accident. Kyshtym-57 ".

Kaolin quarry
Perhaps the most popular attractionKyshtym is an abandoned kaolin pit. It is located about three kilometers from the suburban village of Kaolin. Locals called this place "Bali" for the amazing combination of the azure water of a flooded quarry with its dazzling white shores. Swim in this man-made lake is not recommended. Therefore, tourists simply walk along its shores, often arranging professional photo shoots.
Lake Uvildy
"A huge bowl filled with blue water" - this is how the name of this lake can be translated from the Bashkir language. It is located ten kilometers south of Kyshtym and covers an area of 68 km2. Lake Uvildy considered the cleanest waterChelyabinsk region. The water in it is clean and clear. Moreover, it instantly heals minor wounds and scratches. Today, on the shores of the lake there are more than 70 recreation centers, children's camps and cottages.

Nativity of Christ Church
One of the main architecturalattractions Kyshtym located in the center of the city, on Lenin Street, 22. This is the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, built in 1857 in the Russian style. The massive construction is decorated with five bulbous heads. Nearby stands a multi-tiered bell tower. In the 1930s, the temple was closed, but in the early 1940s, it resumed its activities. Inside the cathedral are preserved valuable artistic paintings, dating from the beginning of the twentieth century.