Biysk

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City in Altai Krai, Russia

title: "Biysk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-altai-krai", "tomsk-governorate", "populated-places-established-in-1709", "naukograds", "1709-establishments-in-russia"] description: "City in Altai Krai, Russia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biysk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary City in Altai Krai, Russia ::

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ru_nameБийск
image_skylineBiysk - Sovetskaya Street.JPG
image_captionSovetskaya Street in Biysk
coordinates
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image_coaCoat of Arms of Biysk (Altai krai) (1804).png
holidayJune 18
federal_subjectAltai Krai
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adm_ctr_of1city of krai significance of Biysk
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inhabloc_catCity
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urban_okrug_jurBiysk Urban Okrug
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mun_admctr_of1Biysk Urban Okrug
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mun_admctr_of2Biysky Municipal District
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leader_titleHead
leader_nameVictor Schigrev
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representative_bodyDuma
pop_2010census210115
pop_2010census_rank89th
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established_date1709
established_date_ref
current_cat_date1782
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postal_codes659300–659306, 659308, 659309, 659311, 659314–659316, 659318–659323, 659325, 659326, 659328–659330, 659332–659336, 659399
dialing_codes3854
websitehttp://biysk22.ru/
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History

The fortress of Bikatunskaya (Бикатунская), or Bikatunsky Ostrog (Бикатунский острог), was founded in 1708-1709: it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by the order the Russian Tsar Peter the Great signed in 1708. Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog was destroyed by the Dzungar people. The Bikatunskaya fortress was re-built at a new place (20 km up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed Biyskaya (Бийская) in 1732. Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782. In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an uyezd town of Tomsk Governorate and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.

Administrative and municipal status

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/EvalarOffice.JPG" caption="Evalar office building in Biysk"] ::

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biysk serves as the administrative center of Biysky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of krai significance of Biysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated as Biysk Urban Okrug.

Economy

The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the Soviet Union during World War II. Later the city was an important center of arms development (including solid-fuel rocket engines) and production and still remains an industrial center.

Evalar, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is headquartered in Biysk.

Transportation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Biysk_bridge.JPG" caption="A bridge in Biysk"] ::

Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by the Biysk Airport. The route of federal importance Novosibirsk-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) passes through the city.

Education and culture

Biysk is a center of education and culture, and a home to an academy of education, a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theater (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, and other facilities.

Geography

The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range. Chuysky Highway begins in Biysk and then goes through the Altai Republic to Russia's border with Mongolia.

Climate

Biysk has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with frigid, rather dry winters and very warm, damp summers.

|location=Biysk (1991-2020, extremes 1936-present) |metric first=yes |single line=yes |Jan record high C = 6.5 |Feb record high C = 9.9 |Mar record high C = 17.4 |Apr record high C = 33.7 |May record high C = 36.7 |Jun record high C = 37.2 |Jul record high C = 38.9 |Aug record high C = 38.8 |Sep record high C = 37.0 |Oct record high C = 28.4 |Nov record high C = 19.7 |Dec record high C = 10.8 |year record high C = 38.9 |Jan high C=-10.7 |Feb high C=-7.4 |Mar high C=0.4 |Apr high C=11.9 |May high C=20.4 |Jun high C=25.1 |Jul high C=26.6 |Aug high C=25.1 |Sep high C=18.3 |Oct high C=10.2 |Nov high C=-1.4 |Dec high C=-8.1 |Jan mean C= -16.3 |Feb mean C= -14.1 |Mar mean C= -6.1 |Apr mean C= 5.0 |May mean C= 12.8 |Jun mean C= 18.2 |Jul mean C= 20.0 |Aug mean C= 17.7 |Sep mean C= 11.1 |Oct mean C= 3.9 |Nov mean C= -6.1 |Dec mean C= -13.1 |Jan low C = -21.6 |Feb low C = -19.8 |Mar low C = -11.8 |Apr low C = -0.8 |May low C = 5.9 |Jun low C = 11.7 |Jul low C = 14.0 |Aug low C = 11.3 |Sep low C = 5.3 |Oct low C = -0.9 |Nov low C = -10.1 |Dec low C = -17.9 |Jan record low C = -51.8 |Feb record low C = -50.6 |Mar record low C = -43.1 |Apr record low C = -31.5 |May record low C = -7.8 |Jun record low C = -1.2 |Jul record low C = 2.0 |Aug record low C = -2.1 |Sep record low C = -7.6 |Oct record low C = -24.1 |Nov record low C = -43.9 |Dec record low C = -50.5 |year record low C = -51.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 30 |Feb precipitation mm = 24 |Mar precipitation mm = 26 |Apr precipitation mm = 41 |May precipitation mm = 57 |Jun precipitation mm = 55 |Jul precipitation mm = 70 |Aug precipitation mm = 53 |Sep precipitation mm = 42 |Oct precipitation mm = 49 |Nov precipitation mm = 53 |Dec precipitation mm = 41 |Jan precipitation days = 13.7 |Feb precipitation days = 10.6 |Mar precipitation days = 11.3 |Apr precipitation days = 11.1 |May precipitation days = 12.5 |Jun precipitation days = 12.3 |Jul precipitation days = 12.9 |Aug precipitation days = 12.5 |Sep precipitation days = 11.4 |Oct precipitation days = 14.0 |Nov precipitation days = 15.2 |Dec precipitation days = 16.2 |year precipitation days = |source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net {{cite web | url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/29939.htm | title = Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска | publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат) | language = ru | access-date = 22 December 2022 | archive-date = January 18, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220118170841/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/29939.htm | url-status = live |source 2 = climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012)

Notable people

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. Law #42-ZS
  2. [https://biysk22.ru/liders/glava-goroda-biyska/ Глава города Бийска Щигрев Виктор Андреевич] {{Webarchive. link. (December 25, 2022 {{in lang). ru
  3. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  4. (2005). "[[Great Russian Encyclopedia". Большая российская энциклопедия.
  5. {{usurped
  6. Law #28-ZS
  7. Law #115-ZS
  8. (1996). "Soviet Solid Rocket Motor Production Plant". FAS.
  9. "Company history - Evalar".
  10. "Biysk, Russia". Climatebase.ru.

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