Talitsa () is a town and the administrative center of Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pyshma River (Ob's basin), near the YekaterinburgâÂÂTyumen segment of the Trans-Siberian Railway, east of Yekaterinburg. Population:
Talitsa was founded in 1732 in association with a vodka distillery. In 1885 a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway was opened in nearby Troitsky, situated north of Talitsa. The settlement was granted town status in 1942.
Food, biochemical and pharmaceutical (chlortetracycline) industries have traditionally been strong in Talitsa. Forestry occupies another large section of the town's economy. The Talitsa Forestry College hosts a large collection of plants in its arboretum in downtown Talitsa. The town is also famous for its handmade carpets. A spa resort area near the town has spring-fed and mud baths, and the water is also bottled for sale as a medicinal drink.
Talitsa can reached by train to Troitsky, or by road.