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Barnaul is located in the south of Western Siberia, 230 km from Novosibirsk and almost 3,000 km in a straight line from Moscow. This is the administrative center of the Altai Territory (not to be confused with the Altai Republic). The city arose after the construction of a copper and silver smelter in 1730. Until the middle of the 19th century, about 90% of all silver in Russia was smelted here. There are many attractions in Barnaul – ancient architecture, Nagorny Park, monuments, temples.
1. The official date of foundation at the mouth of the Barnaulka River of the city, enshrined in its Charter, is 1730. In 1739, a small Demidov copper-smelting plant also arose here, a working settlement in which it grew into a large industrial, cultural, …
