Aspa

Aspa was recorded in 1747 as the settlement at Shavkunov's copper-smelting works, in the country of the Aspa and Uya rivers. The plant began operating in 1749, giving the village its early identity as a works settlement. Production was interrupted during Yemelyan Pugachev's rebellion before resuming afterward. The place later became known as Uinskoye after the Uya, a river whose name is associated with the Bashkir and Tatar word for a valley or lowland.