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Place in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sestroretsk in Saint Petersburg
Sestroretsk railway station
Sestroretsk (
Russian : Сестроре́цк ;
Finnish : Siestarjoki ;
Swedish : Systerbäck ) is a
municipal town in
Kurortny District of the
federal city of
St. Petersburg ,
Russia , located on the shores of the
Gulf of Finland , the
Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake 34 kilometers (21 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg. Population: 37,248 (
2010 Census ) ;
[4] 40,287 (
2002 Census ) ;
[5] 35,498 (
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
balneologic and
climatic resort. A large
hospital and
rehabilitation center is situated within the boundaries of the town. It is the
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
Eco-trail on the Sestroretsk swamp
On the shore of the Sestroretsky flood on a White night
References
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"26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года" . Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
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"Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post ).
Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search ) (in Russian)
^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011).
Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian).
Federal State Statistics Service .
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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).
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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 .
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"Siestarjoki" (in Finnish). Projekt Runeberg. Pieni Tietosanakirja. Retrieved October 12, 2010 .
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"Ретро-трамвай петербургская классика: Биография Фёдора Пироцкого" (in Russian). 2006. Archived from
the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2010 .
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"Äänekosken kaupungin ystävyyskuntatoiminnan edistäminen" (in Norwegian). City of Äänekoski. Archived from
the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012 .
External links
International National Geographic