The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Neviansk

NEVIANSK, a town of Russia, in the government of Perm, near the source of the Neiva in the Ural mountains, 47 m. N. of Yekaterinburg; pop. about 20,000. It is the centre of one of the oldest and most important mining regions, in the midst of almost continuous forests. It contains a castle, built early in the 18th century by Prince Demidoff, with a fine tower which once served as a refinery for silver from the Altai. Excellent bar iron and lacquered ware are made.