Gornozavodsk, Perm Krai


Gornozavodsk is a town and the administrative center of Gornozavodsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located northeast of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: It was previously known as Novopashiysky .

History

It was founded in 1947 as a settlement around a cement plant near the railway station of Pashiya. The settlement of Novopashiysky formed by 1950. It was renamed Gornozavodsk and granted town status in 1965.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornozavodsk serves as the administrative center of Gornozavodsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Gornozavodsk, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Gornozavodsky Municipal District as Gornozavodskoye Urban Settlement.