Verkhoturye is a historical town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River 306 kilometers (190 mi) north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 8,820 (2010 Russian census); 7,815 (2002 Census; 8,973 ; 10,900.
View of the town
The Trinity Cathedral was built in 1703-12
Verkhoturye in 1910
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Its population is 4,268,998.
Landmark indicating the border between Europe and Asia in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Wooden sculpture dated to 11,500 years ago may have stood more than 5 m high
Pictograms on the Neyva River
Verkhoturye in 1910