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Chkalovski district, Yekaterinburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Chkalovski district covers the southern reach of Yekaterinburg, wrapped around the Uktus Mountains and the old Uktus locality.
About Chkalovski district
Where to stay in Chkalovski district
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Chkalovski district gives you the quieter southern side of Yekaterinburg, away from the crowded core yet still tied to it by tram and road. Stays near Shcherbakova Street sit close to the Uktussky bridge and the streets that follow the Patrushikha valley, while the ground rising toward the Uktus Mountains suits anyone after green slopes and a longer walk from the centre. Pick your ground.
The Shcherbakova Street side keeps transport and shops near, and the Uktus edge trades bustle for the wooded ridge above the river.
About Chkalovski district
What are the main landmarks in Chkalovski district?
Two heritage structures anchor Chkalovski district. The Church of the Transfiguration stands on Pokhodnaya Street in the Russian Revival style, an Orthodox brick church set among the streets of the old Uktus locality. Not far off, the Uktussky bridge carries Shcherbakova Street over the water, a regional heritage crossing that has held its line since 1857.
The Uktus Mountains rise behind. Their wooded slopes and the Patrushikha give the district a green southern flank that the denser parts of Yekaterinburg lack.
What is the history of Chkalovski district?
Chkalovski district takes its name from Valery Chkalov, the Soviet aviator honoured across the Union. Its ground is older than the name, for the Uktus locality grew as one of the earliest settlements inside what became Yekaterinburg, strung along the Patrushikha below the Uktus Mountains. The bridge came later.
The Uktussky bridge dates from 1857 and still carries Shcherbakova Street, a heritage marker of how the southern approaches were knit into the growing city.
Where is Chkalovski district?
Chkalovski district holds the southern part of Yekaterinburg, where the Uktus Mountains and the Patrushikha frame the old Uktus locality below the ridge.
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Updated July 2026