The city of Achinsk is situated on the right Bank of the Chulym river at the mouth of the tributary Akinci between Salaray, Catalkoy and Masulli, at the spurs of the Sayan mountains. The official date of birth of the city believe 1683 year. Started Achinsk with a small jail, grew up on the banks of the river Chulym. The first Russian settlers had appeared in the pristine taiga in the end of XVII century. And after a hundred years of wooden houses, situated on the territory of the fortress received the status of County town, which is controlled by the mayor. Contributed to the rapid metamorphosis of many circumstances, first, courage and hard work far glorious ancestors, contemporary residents of Achinsk. Secondly, attractive enough for production, life and procreation places. Thirdly, the possibility to expand reclaimed from the natural world. Relying on the fortress, the pioneers moved along the Chulym river to the South, subduing or driving to Mongolia free of the Kyrgyz tribes. Thus, the Achinsk checkpoint became the administrative center for the collection of tribute from the nomads, and later a staging point on the overland road Tobolsk - Irkutsk.
In 1785 the town of Achinsk was granted a coat of arms depicting a bow and quiver of arrows.
At the end of the XVIII century, in the Achinsk district consisted of 11 parishes, which together with the population of Achinsk lived 17 373 people.
According 1834 Achinsk already had one linen factory, three tanneries, two soap and one candle factory.
Achinsk played the role of a transit point: carts with Chinese products went to town from here to Tobolsk - on ships from Tobolsk carts again went overland to Moscow, Petersburg and other points.
Gradually the city developed as a merchant, living a quiet provincial life with special shocks. Eminent guests of the city, passing through Achinsk from time to time, was the town a real event. For example, A. Hannibal, associate of Peter I and the great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin, who came to Achinsk in 1737, Or A. Radischev, twice passing through town. Not passed through Achinsk, the Decembrists, and also N. Chernyshevsky, A. Chekhov, I. Stalin.
A significant revival in the life of Achinsk in the nineteenth century made the development of transport routes - Moscow highway, then the TRANS-Siberian railway.
During these years, through Achinsk moved to Siberia a huge number of immigrants from the European provinces of Russia, part of them settled in the Achinsk district.
The status of "industrial" came from the city in the postwar years, together with the construction of the country's largest alumina refinery. The development of the industry "completed" appearance of one of the plant - oil refining. These two giants are the main town-forming enterprises.
In 1785 the town of Achinsk was granted a coat of arms depicting a bow and quiver of arrows.
At the end of the XVIII century, in the Achinsk district consisted of 11 parishes, which together with the population of Achinsk lived 17 373 people.
According 1834 Achinsk already had one linen factory, three tanneries, two soap and one candle factory.
Achinsk played the role of a transit point: carts with Chinese products went to town from here to Tobolsk - on ships from Tobolsk carts again went overland to Moscow, Petersburg and other points.
Gradually the city developed as a merchant, living a quiet provincial life with special shocks. Eminent guests of the city, passing through Achinsk from time to time, was the town a real event. For example, A. Hannibal, associate of Peter I and the great-grandfather of Alexander Pushkin, who came to Achinsk in 1737, Or A. Radischev, twice passing through town. Not passed through Achinsk, the Decembrists, and also N. Chernyshevsky, A. Chekhov, I. Stalin.
A significant revival in the life of Achinsk in the nineteenth century made the development of transport routes - Moscow highway, then the TRANS-Siberian railway.
During these years, through Achinsk moved to Siberia a huge number of immigrants from the European provinces of Russia, part of them settled in the Achinsk district.
The status of "industrial" came from the city in the postwar years, together with the construction of the country's largest alumina refinery. The development of the industry "completed" appearance of one of the plant - oil refining. These two giants are the main town-forming enterprises.
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