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Krasny Bor, Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast

Coordinates: 59°40′00″N 30°41′00″E / 59.66667°N 30.68333°E / 59.66667; 30.68333
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59°40′00″N 30°41′00″E / 59.66667°N 30.68333°E / 59.66667; 30.68333

Krasny Bor (Russian: Кра́сный Бор) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tosnensky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located Template:Km to mi southeast of Saint Petersburg. Population: 4,877 (2002 Census);[1] 5,791 (1989 Soviet census).[2]

The Battle of Krasny Bor took place here in 1943.

At Krasny Bor, there is a large facility for AM broadcasting, the Krasny Bor transmitter.

The rail station is named Popovka and, therefore, many locals refer to the settlement itself as Popovka.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  2. ^ 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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