Sim () is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sim River, west of Chelyabinsk and is the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History It was founded in 1759 and named Simsky Zavod (, lit. Sim's Plant). The settlement was formed around an ironworks. It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Ashinsky District, together with two rural localities, as the Town of Sim.Resolution #161 As a municipal division, the Town of Sim is incorporated within Ashinsky Municipal District as Simskoye Urban Settlement.
Notable people It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.
References Notes
Sources