Boksitogorsk (russian: Бокситого́рск) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Boksitogorsky District
Boksitogorsky District (russian: Бокситого́рский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #78-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the o ...
in
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
,
Russia
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, located on the banks of the
Pyardomlya River in the
basin of the
Syas River
The Syas () is a river in Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast and Tikhvinsky and Volkhovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The Syas flows from the Valdai Hills north into Lake Ladoga. The town of Syasstroy is located at its mouth. It ...
, east of
St. Petersburg. Population:
History
The settlement of Boksity ()
was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local
bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...
mine.
It was a part of
Tikhvinsky District
Tikhvinsky District (russian: Ти́хвинский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #52-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and b ...
of Leningrad Oblast. In December 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started.
In 1935, the settlement was granted
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
status and given its present name.
In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built.
In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status
and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Boksitogorsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Boksitogorsky District
Boksitogorsky District (russian: Бокситого́рский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #78-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the o ...
.
[Oblast Law #32-oz] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten
rural localities, incorporated within Boksitogorsky District as Boksitogorskoye
Settlement Municipal Formation.
As a
municipal division, Boksitogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Boksitogorsky Municipal District as Boksitogorskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #78-oz]
Demographics
Population:
The town population reached its peak in 1979, at 23,200 people. Like much of Russia, the population of Boksitogorsk has gradually decreased since the 1980s. The ethnic composition of the town's population is primarily Russian.
Economy
Industry
Several manufacturing enterprises are located in Boksitogorsk, including the aluminum metallurgy plant, which is one of the daughter companies of
Rusal
United Company RUSAL, international public joint-stock company (russian: МКПАО «ОК РУСАЛ», MKPAO «ОК RUSAL») is the world's second largest aluminium company by primary production output (as of 2016). It was the largest until ov ...
, as well as producers of reinforced concrete, alcohol, food, and milk. Companies extracting peat and producing plastic ware also operate out of Boksitogorsk.
Transportation
Autoroute H-3
Dymi–Boksitogorsk–
Bochevo Bochevo (russian: Бочево) is the name of several rural localities in Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia:
* Bochevo, Borskoye Settlement Municipal Formation, Boksitogorsky District, Leningrad Oblast, a village
A vill ...
runs across the town.
Autoroute A-114
Issad–
Pikalyovo–
Vologda
Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...
runs to the north of Boksitogorsk.
A local line connects
Bolshoy Dvor railway station
Bolshoi (, meaning ''big'', ''large'', ''great'', ''grand'', etc.) may refer to:
* Bolshoi Theatre, a ballet and opera theatre in Moscow, Russia
** Bolshoi Ballet, a ballet company at the Bolshoi Theatre
*Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg, a ballet ...
on the St. Petersburg–Vologda railway line with Boksitogorsk. However, currently there is no passenger service. Domestic flights onboard
An-2 and
Yak-12 craft to
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
and Tikhvin were serviced from the local airfield between the 1960s and 1980s.
Public transport includes several town, suburb, and inter-town bus routes operated by local transport companies.
Culture and recreation
Boksitogorsk contains one cultural heritage monument classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is the cinema building.
Twin towns and sister cities
Boksitogorsk is
twinned with:
*
Kiukainen
Kiukainen ( sv, Kiukais) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009.
It is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 3,408 (2003) and covered an area of 149.88 km² of ...
(consolidated in 2009 with
Eura
Eura is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipal ...
),
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
(current status unknown)
*
Harjavalta
Harjavalta () is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region, southeast of Pori. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The populatio ...
, Finland
*
Nakkila
Nakkila () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region, southeast of Pori. The Kokemäki River flows along the center of Nakkila. The municipality has a population of () and ...
, Finland
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of BoksitogorskBoksitogorsk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union