Tráty

Trakt (Finn. Turaksi, Russ. Тракт) is an important stop-off point in the highway trip between Syktyvkar and Ukhta in Uralica. Once little more than an outpost with a gas station, Trakt has grown into a bustling little town thanks to the marble and minerals trade. Almost 90% of the population is on the payroll of Bolak Corp., including the sports players that play there.

= Culture =

As its name would imply, Trakt has a sizable Russian population, however it is also home to the largest population of Hungarians in Uralica and thus was a natural choice to be the location of the Hungarian Tribal Board's head office. Therefore, the town has a very Hungarian flavour and most of its population is Catholic. Of the roughly 700 Hungarians in Uralica, only one in seven does not live in Trakt, and most of these are in Syktyvkar.

Despite Trakt's industrial nature, there aren't many tall buildings in the town. Instead, the town thrives on selling raw materials - mostly red and white marble - and marble carving/sculpture along with earthenware. The latter has given humble Trakt a reputation as a sculptor's and potter's utopia, and one of Uralica's centres of the visual arts.

= Sport =

Despite its small size and relative isolation, Trakt has two football (soccer) clubs and an ice hockey team. It also recently inaugurated a basketball team.


 * HK Trakt (ice hockey) - not known for its winning ways!
 * FK Trakt (football (soccer))
 * Jälgpallklubi Trakt (football (soccer)) - may be renamed to LK Trakt because of the Hungarian population
 * BK Trakt (basketball)