Bisert

Bisert (Russian: Бисе́рть) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Nizhneserginsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,233 (2010 census); 11,262 (2002 census); 12,646 (1989 Soviet census). On November 5 (16), 1761, the first hammer for forging iron was put into operation at the Bisert Ironworks, built by G. A. Demidov. Since that time, the existence of a plant in Bisert began. Since 1923, Bisert was administratively subordinate to the Yekaterinburg District of the Ural Region. At that time, the Bisert district was formed with the center in the village of Bisert. In 1942, Bisert became a workers' settlement. In 1944-1959 it was the center of the Bisert region. On November 10, 1996, the municipality was included in the state register of municipalities of the Sverdlovsk region. On July 21, 2004, the Regional Law No. 34-03 “On Establishing the Boundaries of the Bisertskoye Municipal Formation and Giving it the Status of an Urban District” established the boundaries of the municipal formation endowed with the status of an urban district.