Sarapul town: WELCOME!

     Some facts about Sarapul

     Sarapul is a city with eventful cultural, merchant and industrial history. It was known as a countryside Voznesenskoye since the middle of the XVI th century. The rank of the city was conferred in 1780. Nowadays Sarapul is one of the largest cities of Russia; it is the second city of the Udmurt Republic ( the first one is Izhevsk ) according to its economical status and population. Sarapul ' s economy is defined by the numbers of aspects: large enterprises of engineering and radio - electronic industry; wide network of finance and credit organizations; developed sphere of education ( including secondary and higher education ); beneficial geographical location with the developed transport network of all kinds: railroad station ( Gorkovskaya railway system ); river port etc.

     The city has preserved over 100 architectural monuments and ensembles. The citizens and visitors pay high tribute to various cultural pleasure resorts, crystal nature and the atmosphere of the quiet ancient city.