Uvelsky district

The Uvelsky district borders on the lands of the Troitsky , Plastovsky , Etkul and October districts. The area is 2330.2 km², agricultural land is 157.8 thousand ha.

Nature, climate

The Uvelsky municipal district is located in the watershed of 3 rivers: Kabanka, Sukharysh, Uvelka. There are 95 large lakes on the territory of the district, many small lakes, in addition, there are 20 lakes in the district with completely different composition of water and bottom. Duvankul Lake is one of the largest lakes in the region, where various types of fish are commercialized.

The climate of the region is continental with sharp fluctuations in temperature. The prevailing wind direction is south-west and north. The frost-free period lasts an average of 137 days. The average rainfall is 342 mm per year.

Natural monuments

There are 6 natural monuments protected by the state in the region: Kichiginsky Forest Bor , Khomutininsky Forest Bor, Lake Pakhomovo, Lake Podbornoe , Lake Gorkoye, Zheremyaksky Karst Log. Kichiginsky Forest Bor and Khomutininsky Forest Bor with a rich species composition of undergrowth and grass stand are of great recreational and water conservation importance. Pakhomovo Lake is famous for its alkaline environment and mineral mud, which have healing properties. Gorky Lake is the most valuable natural site of the Trans-Urals. The pearl of nature is the Zhemeryak karst log with a huge supply of clean fresh water.

At the famous five-lake in the village of Khomutinino, all the lakes are located nearby and have unique healing properties. A balneological sanatorium “Ural” was built on the shores of Lake Podbornoye , where gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular diseases are treated. The water of Podbornoe Lake is brownish and soapy to the touch. The brine of Lake Podbornoe has a sodium chloride-hydrocarbonate composition, an alkaline reaction of a medium with low salinity. Mineralization is 6.83 g / dmZ; pH 9.28. Recommended for external use in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, nervous system, skin. In combination with the sun, it is very effective in skin diseases. Balneological conclusion of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Yekaterinburg Medical Scientific Center for Prevention and Health Protection of Workers of Industrial Enterprises of Rospotrebnadzor” dated March 21, 2007 No. 11/396; laboratory test report No. 1945.11.10 of 11.25.10 Medical mud is extracted from the bottom of Lake Podbornoe, which refers to sulphide sapropelic therapeutic mud. Mineralization is 9.94 g / dm3, pH 9.10. Recommended for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, musculoskeletal system, peripheral and central nervous system, genitourinary organs, gynecological, skin. Balneological report of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Yekaterinburg Medical Scientific Center for the Prevention and Health Protection of Workers of Industrial Enterprises of Rospotrebnadzor” dated 06.06.09 No. 11/1616; laboratory test report No. 1745.11.09 of 05.20.09

The first Russian settlements on Uvel land first appeared in the middle of the 18th century as military settlements, which later became part of the Orenburg Cossack army. In 1748, the first settlement appeared - the village of Kichiginskaya, now the village of Kichigino , and in 1749 the village of Nizhneuvelskaya (now the city of Yuzhnouralsk ) as the center of the Uvel Cossacks with a punishable chieftain. Later, in 1758-1759, the Cossack villages Khomutininskaya and Duvankulskaya were laid. In the first half of the XIX century, the territory of the region began to be inhabited by serfs from Kursk, Tambov, Penza and other provinces of Russia.

The Uvelsky district was formed on May 24, 1924 on the basis of the territories of the Andreevsky volost (and part of the territories of neighboring volosts) of the Troitsk district of the Orenburg province .

The district center of the Uvelsky municipal region was founded in 1749 as a military fortress located on the banks of the Uvelka river. Hence the name of the village.

By the beginning of the 20th century, three volosts were located on the territory of the modern Uvelsky district: Andreevskaya (the center is the village of Petrovka), Yegoryevskaya (the village of Mordvinovka) and Yekaterininskaya (the village of Nikolaevka), as well as the village of Nizhne-Uvelskaya, which was subordinate to 26 Cossack settlements.

The official date of the formation of the district is 1924, at the same time the village of Uvelskaya was renamed the village, which became the district center.

The development of industry was promoted by rich mineral deposits: building and molding sand, refractory clay. In 1926, the Nizhne-Uvelsky quarry of the Vostokstal trust was established to produce refractory clay and sand for the country's metallurgical enterprises (now the Chelyabinsk Ore Mining). The Udarnik artel for the production of brick from Uvelsky clay was formed. The Krasnoselsky barite mine was created, industrial mining of coal began at the coal mines Krasnogorsk and Kullar. The oldest enterprise is the railway station Nizhne-Uvelskaya (valid since 1912). The building of the railway station was designed by the famous architect, writer N. G. Garin-Mikhailovsky.

National composition

Russians make up 91.8%, Ukrainians - 1.9%, Tatars - 1.5%, Belarusians - 0.6%, Bashkirs - 0.7%, other nationalities - 3.5% ^[12] .

In Uvelsky district there are 41 settlements consisting of ten rural settlements:

The area under farmland is 158 363 hectares. In the center of the district, the village of Uvelsky, is located one of the largest cereal plant in the region “Zlak”. The leading enterprises and industries of the district are Resource LLC, UVELKA LLC ^[13] , Quartz LLC ^[14] , Rassvet collective farm, Kamela dairy plant, Uvelsky Agropromsnab, Alternative research and production cooperative, agricultural company "Kalininskaya", Kichiginsky repair plant and others.

A major railway with the passenger-and-freight station Nizhne-Uvelskaya passes through the district. The area is tied to republican roads of Chelyabinsk - Alma-Ata , Chelyabinsk - Kartaly .

In the region, annual summer and winter sports and athletics events, Days of Culture of Rural Areas, Days of Rural Areas are held. The Uvelsky district has repeatedly become the venue for major sporting events: the II All-Russian rural sports games, the II summer Spartakiad of Russian students, the European Championship in city sports, the Russian championship in Russian bast shoes, the international friendship and sambo tournament Druzhba, etc.

The education system includes 23 schools (13 secondary schools, 7 basic general schools, 3 primary), 22 preschool institutions, 3 institutions of additional education, a training and production center, a youth sports school (for many years it occupies the first place in the region among rural areas).

Absolute performance in schools in the district is 93%. Qualitative performance is 32%.

There are 21 computer labs in the district, and an interschool methodological center. The district holds the championship in the regional competition for organizing children's summer vacations. According to the results of the Unified State Examination, the Uvelsky district is named among the best rural areas of the region. Over the years, the Uvelsky district has been ranked 1st in the regional Spartakiad of schoolchildren.

The total area of ​​the land fund is 230.2 thousand hectares, including the area of ​​agricultural land is 157.5 thousand ha, the territory of industrial enterprises is 3.1 thousand ha.

On the territory of the district there are 5 natural monuments protected by the state: Zhemeryaksky karst log, Kichiginsky and Duvankulsky pine forests, Gorky and Podbornoe lakes with healing waters and mud.

The Uvelsky municipal district is located in the watershed of 3 rivers: Kabanka, Sukharysh, Uvelka. There are 95 large lakes on the territory of the district, many small lakes, in addition, there are 20 lakes in the district with completely different composition of water and bottom. Duvankul Lake is one of the largest lakes in the region where industrial fishing of various fish species is carried out.

The climate of the region is continental with sharp fluctuations in temperature. The prevailing wind direction is south-west and north. The frost-free period lasts an average of 137 days. The average rainfall is 340 mm per year.

The pearl of nature is the Zhemeryak karst log with a huge supply of clean fresh water.

The area has preserved a rich and diverse fauna. There are moose, roe deer, goats, foxes, hares, etc. There is a wide variety of game birds ^[15] .

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• Antipin Mikhail Ivanovich (08/17/1925, the village of Rozhdestvenka - 05/15/1995) - Hero of the Soviet Union , guard of the Red Army
• Bunina Olga Nikolaevna - four-time world champion in arm wrestling.
• Kutepov Alexander Ivanovich (12/20/1922, Petrovka village - 12/04/2011, Uvelsky settlement) - a hero of the Great Patriotic War, full holder of the Order of Soldier Glory

• Flag of Uvelsky district

• The site of the administration of the Uvelsky municipal district
• Coat of arms of Uvelsky district