Bakal | Settelments of Chelyabinsk region | |
It was founded in 1757. It occupies the territory of 2792 sq. km. The nearest railway station is Bakal. Bakal is situated 264 km away from the region’s capital. Its population is about ? thousand people. Bakal received a city status in 1951.
Bakal is the miners’ city located in the Satka region. It is known as the center of Bakal iron ore deposits; the ore has been extracted here for about two and a half centuries. The city of
Sights There are historic studies and local studies museums. The picturesque natural object - cliff Shichan - is situated near the city.
Economy Bakal is the center of a big iron ore area. This fact is the reason for narrow specialization of the city’s industry in mining and concentrating of iron ore. The biggest enterprises of the city are the mining equipment repairing plant and the branch of the |