Nerchinsky Zavod

Nerchinsky Zavod is a rural locality and the administrative center of Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located near the Sino-Russian border. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,842.

History

It was founded in 1689 by Greek mining engineers in the employ of the Russian Government. Lead and silver ore was mined by prisoners in the Nerchinsk katorga starting in 1722.

Transportation

The regional road P429 leads west to Gazimursky Zavod, Shelopugino, and Sretensk; it leads east to the border with China at the selo of Olochi.

Climate

Nerchinsky Zavod has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, close to subarctic climate, with severely cold, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.