Mikhaylovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast

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Coordinates: 56.44° N 59.1103° E

Coat of arms of Mikhaylovsk
Coat of arms of Mikhaylovsk

Mikhaylovsk (Russian: Миха́йловск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Mikhaylovsky Pond 163 km southwest of Yekaterinburg. Population: 10,538 (2002 Census); 12,943 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1805 as Mikhaylovsky Zavod (Russian: Миха́йловский Заво́д). It was granted town status and renamed Mikhaylovsk in 1961.