ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɪt wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd tˈaʊn stˈæɾəs ænd ɡˈɪvən ɪts pɹˈɛzənt nˈeɪm ˈæftɚ dəmˈiːtɹi mˈɛndɪlˌeɪv, hˌuː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə fˈæktɚɹi ðˈɛɹ.
In 1967, it was granted town status and given its present name after Dmitry Mendeleyev, who visited the factory there.