Sestroretsk

Coordinates: 60°6′N 29°58′E / 60.100°N 29.967°E / 60.100; 29.967
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Sestroretsk
Сестрорецк
Flag of Sestroretsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Sestroretsk
Coat of arms
Location of Sestroretsk
Map
UTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
197701, 197704, 197706Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID40362000
Sestroretsk in Saint Petersburg
Sestroretsk railway station

Sestroretsk (

1989 Census);[6]
30,500 (1975).

Munitions factory

Sestroretsk was founded by Peter the Great in 1714 due to the construction of a munitions factory (today's Sestroretsk Toolmaking Factory).

Healthcare

The town is known as a

City hospital No. 40 of Saint Petersburg
.

Political history

In 1812, the town was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Finland, along with Old Finland. In 1864, the town was transferred to Russia in exchange for a promise of compensation, supposedly in the form of access to the Arctic Ocean at Petsamo.[7]

The representative body of local self-government - the municipal council - has been operating since 28 September 1997. In the elections on 14 September 2014, the 5th convocation was elected (10 deputies: 9 from United Russia; 1 self-nominated).

Transportation

Railway stations

Electric railway

In 1875, Fyodor Pirotsky experimented with electrically powered railway cars on the Miller's line railway. The electricity was transferred over a distance of approximately one kilometer. Although the experiment did not last, this was the first use of electricity to power any railway in the world.[8] Another local railway line of historical interest is the Sestroretsk spur line.

Vodoslivnyy canal

The Vodoslivnyy canal runs across the town from east to west and connects the Sestroretskiy Lake with the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Sestroretsk:

Gallery

  • On the bank of the Sestroretsky flood in the Sestroretsky Swamp nature Reserve
    On the bank of the Sestroretsky flood in the Sestroretsky Swamp nature Reserve
  • Eco-trail on the Sestroretsk swamp
    Eco-trail on the Sestroretsk swamp
  • On the shore of the Sestroretsky flood on a White night
    On the shore of the Sestroretsky flood on a White night

References

  1. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. Federal State Statistics Service
    .
  5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек
    [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  7. ^ "Siestarjoki" (in Finnish). Projekt Runeberg. Pieni Tietosanakirja. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "Ретро-трамвай петербургская классика: Биография Фёдора Пироцкого" (in Russian). 2006. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Äänekosken kaupungin ystävyyskuntatoiminnan edistäminen" (in Norwegian). City of Äänekoski. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.

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