Chelyabinsk region route: city center to 2 universities

The route covers the industrial region of the Chelyabinsk Region with a length of 106.6 km, including the center of Chelyabinsk, the satellite cities of Kopeysk, Korkino, and Emanzhelinsk, as well as the two largest universities in the region - South Ural State University and Chelyabinsk State University.

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Places
Start
Chelyabinsk City Center
End
Chelyabinsk State University
Stops
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Stops on this route

  1. Chelyabinsk City Center — The seventh largest city in Russia with approximately 1.2 million people, industrial steel production hub in the Urals
  2. Kopeisk — Satellite city of Chelyabinsk
  3. Korkino — Satellite city of Chelyabinsk
  4. Yemanzhelinsk — Satellite city of Chelyabinsk
  5. South Ural State University — Largest university in the country by student numbers in early 2000s, today with over 30,000 students
  6. Chelyabinsk State University — First university in the Urals teaching various disciplines

Useful for your trip

Timing
The average summer temperature is +20°C, the winter temperature is -17°C, sometimes up to -35°C. Plan clothes and activities with these climatic conditions in mind.
Tip
In the city, there is a phenomenon of "days of unfavorable meteorological conditions" - days without wind, when harmful emissions accumulate in the city. In 2018, there were about half of the year such days.
Avoid
Chelyabinsk is one of the most polluted cities in Russia. Due to the pollution of the atmosphere and water, the city is considered an unfavorable place to live.
Transport
Distances from Chelyabinsk: 2100 km to Moscow, 210 km to Yekaterinburg, 280 km to Kurgan, 470 km to Tyumen, 730 km to Orenburg, 140 km to the border with Kazakhstan.
Where to stay
The northwestern part of the city is a residential area without industry, the most desirable for living. The average cost of an apartment is about $40,000.
Tip
Visit Gagarin Park – Chelyabinsk, the only metropolis in the world, in the center of which a full-fledged relict pine forest belt (92% relict pines) has been preserved.
Tip
In Gagarin Park there is a children's railway, a zoo and an indoor skating rink. This is the most popular park in the city.
Tip
Aloe Pole Park has been declared a historical site since 2000 and is under state protection. In the center of the park stands the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
Tip
Under the central square (Revolution Square) there is an underground shopping complex "Nikitinsky", connected by underground passages.
Tip
The meteorite fell on Chelyabinsk three times: in 1941, 1949 and 2013. The largest piece weighing 100 kg is kept in the local museum.
Save money
Chelyabinsk has inexpensive laser vision correction surgeries, as well as affordable medical services in the field of plastic surgery and obstetrics.
Tip
The Shershnevskoye reservoir is the main source of water supply to the city and the neighboring cities of Kopeysk, Korkino and Emanzhelinsk. It was built in the 1960s on the basis of the Miass River.

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