Yekaterinburg residents are invited to choose a new "Heritage of the Middle Urals."

      Voting for the objects vying for the status of "Heritage of the Middle Urals" has started in the Sverdlovsk region, reports the Department of Information Policy of the Sverdlovsk region. This year, the competition is taking place for the fifth time, with 108 applications submitted for participation.

      The symbolic sign "Heritage of the Middle Urals" is traditionally awarded on the Day of the Formation of the Sverdlovsk Region.

      Various geographical, historical, and infrastructure objects that hold special significance for the region are nominated for public voting for the right to receive it.

      "We have many unique objects in the Middle Urals that not everyone knows about yet," noted Alexander Levin, chairman of the Public Chamber of the Sverdlovsk region.

      This year, 108 applications were submitted for participation in the competition. Following the selection results, the expert commission of the Public Chamber identified 15 candidate objects from which the residents of Sverdlovsk will choose the winners.

      Voting through the feedback platform on the "Gosuslugi" portal will last until December 1. Residents of the region over 18 years old can choose up to five objects.

      In 2026, the following objects are up for voting:

      — Arti Peninsula;

      — Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant;

      — Verkhoturye Kremlin;

      — Europe-Asia border markers (31 objects in the Sverdlovsk region);

      — Irbit State Museum of Fine Arts named after V.A. Karpov;

      — Memorial "Black Tulip";

      — Museum of Scout Nikolai Kuznetsov in Talitsa;

      — Nizhny Tagil Tray Craft;

      — Obukhovo Sanatorium;

      — Chusovaya River;

      — The village of Nizhneirginskoye - the birthplace of the first samovar in Russia;

      — Ural State Academic Russian Folk Choir;

      — Ural Volunteer Tank Corps;

      — Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant named after E.S. Yalamov;

      — Sysert Porcelain.

      Here you can see who became the winner and finalists of the "Heritage of the Middle Urals" competition in 2025.