Volosovo
Coordinates: 59°27′N 29°29′E / 59.45°N 29.483°E
Volosovo (Russian: Во́лосово) is a town and the administrative center of Volosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the railway between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, Estonia, 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest from St. Petersburg. Population: 12,162 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 11,660 (2002 Census);[2] 10,250 (1989 Census).[3]
Volosovo was founded in 1870. During the Soviet period it was a powerful industrial town. In 1999, Volosovo was granted town status. It is the administrative centre of Volosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast. It is said that the name of the town comes from the ancient Slavic god Veles or Volos because of sacrificial places in his name that existed there. There are also some kurgans in Volosovsky District.
Southwest of Volosovo was the Sumsk air base facility, which saw some use during the Cold War.
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] External links
- The official website of Volosovo (Russian)
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