Snezhinsk | city, closed administrative-territorial entity, district center

Russia / Cheljabinsk / Chelyabinsk-70, Snezhinsk /
 city, closed administrative-territorial entity, district center
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Closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,810 (2010 Census).
The settlement began in 1955 as Residential settlement number 2, a name which it had until 1957 when it received town status. It was successively known as Kasli-2 (1957–1959), Chelyabinsk-50 (1959–1966), and Chelyabinsk-70 (1966–1993), after the relatively close city of Chelyabinsk. During the Soviet era, Snezhinsk was a closed city: it was not shown on maps and civil overflights were forbidden.
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Coordinates:   56°4'27"N   60°41'10"E