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==History==
The fortress of '''Bikatunskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунская}}), or '''Bikatunsky [[Ostrog (fortress)|Ostrog]]''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунский острог}}), was founded in 1708-1709:<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=[[Great Russian Encyclopedia|Большая российская энциклопедия]]. Том 3|year=2005|publisher=Большая российская энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=978-5-85270-330-9|page=473}}</ref> it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by the order the Russian [[Tsar]] [[Peter the Great]] signed in 1708.<ref name="bf">[http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ Основание Бийской крепости] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051315/http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ |date=June 5, 2014 }}</ref> Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog was destroyed by the [[Dzungar people]].<ref name="bf" /> The Bikatunskaya fortress was re-built at a new place ({{convert|20|km|sp=us}} up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed '''Biyskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бийская}}) in 1732.<ref name="bf" /> Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782.<ref name="gr" /> In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an [[uyezd]] town of [[Tomsk Governorate]] and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.
==Administrative and municipal status==▼
[[File:EvalarOffice.JPG|thumb|left|Evalar office building in Biysk]]▼
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Biysk serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Biysky District]], even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="Ref5">Law #28-ZS</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with four [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated separately as the '''[[city of federal subject significance|city of krai significance]] of Biysk'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of Altai Krai|districts]].<ref name="Ref5">Law #28-ZS</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated as '''Biysk Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref543">Law #115-ZS</ref>▼
==Economy==▼
The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]]. Later the city was an important center of arms development (including [[solid-fuel rocket]] engines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/4_biysl.htm |title= Soviet Solid Rocket Motor Production Plant |date=1996 |publisher=FAS}}</ref>) and production and still remains an industrial center.▼
[[Evalar]], one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is headquartered in Biysk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evalar.com/about/company-history/|title=Company history - Evalar}}</ref>▼
===Transportation===▼
[[File:Biysk bridge.JPG|thumb|left|A bridge in Biysk]]▼
Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by the [[Biysk Airport]]. The route of federal importance [[Novosibirsk]]-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) passes through the city.▼
==Education and culture==▼
Biysk is a center of education and culture, and a home to an [[Altai State Academy of Education|academy of education]], a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theater (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, and other facilities.▼
==Climate==
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▲==Administrative and municipal status==
▲[[File:EvalarOffice.JPG|thumb|left|Evalar office building in Biysk]]
▲Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Biysk serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Biysky District]], even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="Ref5">Law #28-ZS</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with four [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated separately as the '''[[city of federal subject significance|city of krai significance]] of Biysk'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of Altai Krai|districts]].<ref name="Ref5">Law #28-ZS</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the city of krai significance of Biysk is incorporated as '''Biysk Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref543">Law #115-ZS</ref>
▲==Economy==
▲The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]]. Later the city was an important center of arms development (including [[solid-fuel rocket]] engines<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/4_biysl.htm |title= Soviet Solid Rocket Motor Production Plant |date=1996 |publisher=FAS}}</ref>) and production and still remains an industrial center.
▲[[Evalar]], one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is headquartered in Biysk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evalar.com/about/company-history/|title=Company history - Evalar}}</ref>
▲===Transportation===
▲[[File:Biysk bridge.JPG|thumb|left|A bridge in Biysk]]
▲Biysk has a railway station, a port on the Biya, and is served by the [[Biysk Airport]]. The route of federal importance [[Novosibirsk]]-Biysk-Tashanta (Chuysky Highway) passes through the city.
▲==Education and culture==
▲Biysk is a center of education and culture, and a home to an [[Altai State Academy of Education|academy of education]], a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theater (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, and other facilities.
==Notable people==
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