Shushary, Saint Petersburg

Coordinates: 59°48′50″N 30°23′08″E / 59.81389°N 30.38556°E / 59.81389; 30.38556
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59°48′50″N 30°23′08″E / 59.81389°N 30.38556°E / 59.81389; 30.38556

Shushary railway station

Shushary (

1989 Census).[3]

Shushary gained importance in 1838 as the location of the first railway siding in the

steam-engine museum chronicles the town's long association with the Russian Railways
.

In the beginning of the 21st century, Shushary was transformed into an industrial area comprising automotive plants such as Toyota, General Motors (now owned by Hyundai),[4] and Magna International.

References

  1. Federal State Statistics Service
    .
  2. [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).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Hyundai Acquires Decommissioned GM Factory in Russia". December 23, 2020.

External links

  • Shushary Steam-Engines Museum. Part I
  • Shushary Steam-Engines Museum. Part II