Lysva


Lysva is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located in the eastern part of the krai on the river Lysva, from Perm. Population:

History

It was founded in 1785 as a place of residence for industrial workers. In 1926, it was granted town status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Lysva—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Lysva is incorporated as Lysvensky Urban Okrug.

Economy

The town's major industries are machine building and metalworking. Products manufactured by the town's workers include sheet iron, oil extraction equipment, and electric motors.

Transportation

There are non-electrified railway lines running through town to connect Lysva with Kalino station on the Gornozavodsk railway line.