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Votkinsk

Votkinsk, like its neighbour Izhevsk, was founded in the mid-18th century as the location of an ironworks. It remains an industrial city today, but its main claim to fame now is the fact that Russia’s most famous composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was born in the city at an estate granted to his father as director of the Votkinsk Ironworks. The city can be easily reached by bus from Votkinsk.


Basic facts
Name in Russian
Воткинск
Name in Udmurtian
Вотка Кар
Status
City-municipality and centres of the Votkinsk District of the Republic of Udmurtia
Location
On the River Votka and the Votkinsky Pond
Distance
52km north-east of Izhevsk; 1,260km east of Moscow
Time Zone
Samara Time (Moscow +1)
Population
98,222 people (2015)
Founded
1759
City Day
Last Saturday in August
Official Website
votkinsk.ru

Top recommendations in Votkinsk

  • Votkinsk museum

    Pyotr Tchaikovsky Museum-Estate

    Visit the estate where Pyotr Tchaikovsky was born and spent his childhood which is now the Pyotr Tchaikovsky Museum-Estate.