title: Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast
text: # Talitsa, Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast
  
  57°01′N 63°43′E﻿ / ﻿57.017°N 63.717°E﻿ / 57.017; 63.717
  
  Talitsa (Russian: Талица) is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the Yekaterinburg–Tyumen segment of Trans-Siberian Railway, 219 kilometers (136 mi) east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 16,225 (2010 Census); 18,860 (2002 Census); 19,888 (1989 Census).
  
  ## History
  
  It was founded in 1732 as a settlement near a large liquor factory. In 1885 a Trans-Siberian railway station was opened in nearby Troitsky , situated 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets.
  
  ### Transportation
  
  The city can reached by train, which stops in nearby Troitsky, or by car via Moscow-Peking road.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Soviet intelligence officer during World War II
  * Sergey Nikolsky, mathematician
  