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Oeralmasj, Yekaterinburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Oeralmasj is a factory-built borough of Yekaterinburg, laid out in 1927 around the Uralmash works.
About Oeralmasj
Where to stay in Oeralmasj
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Most beds sit near the old plant core. Hotel Madrid anchors the constructivist blocks along the main avenues, and quieter rooms cluster back toward the leafy streets of the housing estate, so choosing a base in Oeralmasj comes down to whether you want the avenue frontage or a calmer courtyard address.
About Oeralmasj
What are the main landmarks in Oeralmasj?
The White Tower crowns the skyline. That constructivist water tower is the borough's emblem, and around it stand the Uralmash entrance gate, the Palace of Culture of the Uralelectrotyazhmash plant, and the Church of the Dormition, a mix of factory-era monuments and a working parish that traces the whole arc from the first machine shops to the present street life.
What is the history of Oeralmasj?
Work began in 1927. Oeralmasj rose as a planned settlement for the Uralmash machine-building works, and the Square of Pervoy Pyatiletki was cut as its formal heart, framed by the Uralmash entrance gate and ranks of workers' housing that fixed the street grid still in use. The plant defined everything that followed.
Where is Oeralmasj?
Oeralmasj spreads over roughly 105 square kilometres of the northern Yekaterinburg plain, its grid radiating from the plant gates.
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Updated July 2026