Nikolsky, Leningrad Oblast

Nikolsky (English)
Никольский (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -

Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia
Nikolsky
Location of Nikolsky in Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 60°55′N 34°04′E / 60.917°N 34.067°E / 60.917; 34.067Coordinates: 60°55′N 34°04′E / 60.917°N 34.067°E / 60.917; 34.067
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Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district Podporozhsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Podporozhsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Nikolskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Nikolskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,989 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Urban-type settlement status since 1949[5]
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Nikolsky (Russian: Никольский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Podporozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Svir River, several kilometers west of the town of Podporozhye. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nikolskoye Urban Settlement, one of the four urban settlements in the district. Population: 2,989(2010 Census);[3] 2,931(2002 Census);[6] 2,953(1989 Census).[7]

History

The Svir Shipyard was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 to saturate the demand for the growing navy. Initially, the settlement was populated by foreign workers, mainly from Germany, and the settlement was known as Nemetskoye (literal translation: Populated by Germans). In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known from 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, it was transferred to the newly established Novgorod Governorate, and in 1773, it was transferred into newly established Olonets Oblast and became a part of Lodeynopolsky Uyezd. After 1801, it was a part of Olonets Governorate. In 1913, the settlement was renamed Nikolskoye. In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished, and Lodeynopolsky Uyezd was transferred to Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast).[5]

On August 1, 1927, the uyezds in Leningrad Oblast were abolished, and Podporozhsky District with the administrative center in Podporozhye was established. It was a part of Lodeynoye Pole Okrug of Leningrad Oblast and included areas formerly belonging to Lodeynopolsky Uyezd. Nikolskoye became a part of the district. Between 1941 and 1944, during World War II, Nikolskoye was occupied by Finnish troops.[8] In 1949, Nikolskoye was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Nikolsky.[9]

Economy

Industry

The main enterprise in Nikolsky is the Svir Shipyard.[5] It experiences deep economic crisis.

Transportation

The closest passenger railway station, several kilometers from the center of Nikolsky, is Svir on the railroad between Saint Petersburg and Murmansk. It is administratively subordinated to the settlement.[5] A railroad connects Nikolsky and Svir, however, there is no passenger traffic.

Nikolsky is connected by road with Podporozhye and have an access to a paved road connecting Lodeynoye Pole with Vytegra, as well as to the road connecting Podporozhye and Olonets.

The Svir River is navigable and is a part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway, connecting the basins of the Volga and the Neva Rivers. There is regular cruise and cargo traffic along the waterway.

Culture and recreation

The only recognized cultural heritage monuments (of local significance) in Nikolsky is a monument to Anna Lisitsyna, a partisan and a Hero of the Soviet Union, who drowned in the Svir River in 1942.[10]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 41 236 563 007», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 41 236 563 007, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 Law #78-oz
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 3 4 История Никольского городского поселения (in Russian). МО "Никольское городское поселение Подпорожского муниципального района Ленинградской области". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Подпорожский район (авг. 1927 – февр. 1963, янв. 1965) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  9. История (in Russian). Администрация МО "Подпорожский муниципальный район Ленинградской области". Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  10. Памятный знак герою советского союза А.М.Лисицыной, погибшей при переправе через р.Свирь при выполнении боевого задания (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

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