Nytva

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Town and the administrative center of Nytvensky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Nytva River near its confluence with the Kama, 70 kilometers (43 mi) west of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 19,041 (2010 Census). "Nytva" can mean green water in the Komi-Permyak language and silt water in the Mansi language.
The village of Nytva was first mentioned in 1623. In 1756 the Nytvensky copper smelting plant was built. Its founder is considered to be Maria Stroganova. By the end of the 1780s, the factory had become an ironworks and rolling mill. A quay and shipyard were built on the river. At the factory anchors and hammers were produced. In 1913 railway was laid. In 1928 Nytva gained a status of worker settlement. The status of city was obtained on June 19, 1942.