Mountain shield (Yekaterinburg) - a village that is part of the municipal formation of Yekaterinburg. It is located in the Sverdlovsk region under the administration of the Chkalovsky district. A mountain shield is a large settlement. The population and size correspond more likely to a small city than a village. The level of industrial development also gives reason to attribute it to urban-type settlements.
Natural features of the area
The Mountain Shield is located in the Middle Urals, in the zone of boreal coniferous-deciduous and coniferous forests. The terrain is elevated, but not mountainous. The climate is moderately severe, continental. Winters are frosty and summers are warm but not hot. The average annual temperature is + 3.4 degrees. The annual rainfall is 537 mm. Due to the intersection of air masses, the nature of the weather often changes. This is especially true for temperature. In winter, there can be very severe frosts and thaws, and in summer there is intense heat, but at the same time there are frosts.
Yekaterinburg was in the zone of marked climate warming. The highest temperature rise is observed in winter.
The environmental situation in Yekaterinburg is not favorable, which is associated with a large number of operating enterprises. At the same time, there are no large enterprises in the Mountain Shield village, therefore, the environmental situation should be better.
Brief information about the village Mountain Shield (Yekaterinburg)
The village is located 17 km southwest of Yekaterinburg, on the left bank of the river. Patrusheha. The distance to Moscow is 1402 km. The population of the Mountain Shield is 6300 people. The population dynamics is multidirectional, depending on the specific year. The demographic decline was avoided due to the proximity to Yekaterinburg, where many of the inhabitants of the Mountain Shield work.
The postal code of the village is 620902. The closest settlement to it is the village of Shabrovsky. The time difference with Moscow is 2 hours.
History of the Mountain Shield
The year of foundation of the village is 1721. The ancestor was Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev. Prior to this, the village of Verkhny Uktus, which had previously been burned, was located at the same place. The main role of the Mountain Shield is well reflected in its name - the protection of the transport highway from raids by nomads.
Infrastructure and Industry
In the village there is a school, a kindergarten, a police department, a post office, a local hospital with a clinic and an ambulance, a museum of local history, an Orthodox church, a club combined with a library.
In the village of Mountain Shield there are several small enterprises producing construction materials, wood products, paints, varnishes. Marble factories functioned here in the 19th century; cutting and polishing stone.
In 1961, the Gornoshchitsky state farm was created, which was then renamed the Mining Enterprise.
sights
In the village of Mountain Shield (Yekaterinburg) there are local attractions that may interest visitors. First of all, this is the Orthodox Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The architectural design was prepared by M.P. Malakhov. The construction of the church lasted from 1830 to 1837.
Another interesting object that visitors can visit is the local museum, dedicated to the historical events that took place in the Mountain Shield. His collection contains a large number of items that give an idea of the life of the local population from the time of the construction of the village to the present. One of the most interesting exhibits of the museum is the reconstruction of the local hut in the style of 200 years ago.
