Imeni Sverdlova (russian: и́мени Свердло́ва) is an urban locality (an

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 ...

) in

Vsevolozhsky District Vsevolozhsky District (russian: Все́воложский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #17-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central northwestern p ...

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 Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, located on the right bank of the

Neva River The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it i ...

, southeast of the center of

Saint Petersburg 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 opposite to

Ust-Izhora Ust-Izhora (russian: Усть-Ижо́ра) is a municipal settlement in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers, and is roughly equidistant to St. P ...

. Municipally it is incorporated as Sverdlovskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population:

History

The settlement was founded in the 19th century to serve the brick factory built by merchant Pirogov. At the time, it was a part of

Shlisselburgsky Uyezd Shlisselburgsky Uyezd (''Шлиссельбургский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was S ...

Saint Petersburg Governorate Saint Petersburg Governorate (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргская губе́рния, ''Sankt-Peterburgskaya guberniya''), or Government of Saint Petersburg, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia ...

. In 1914, the governorate was renamed Petrogradsky. On February 14, 1923 Shlisselburgsky Uyezd was merged into

Petrogradsky Uyezd Petrogradsky District (russian: Петрогра́дский райо́н) is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, district of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. It borders the ...

. In January, 1924 the uyezd and the governorate were renamed Leningradsky. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and

Kolpinsky District Kolpinsky District (russian: Колпинский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. See also *Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg The federal city of Saint Peter ...

, with the administrative center in the town of

Kolpino Kolpino (russian: Ко́лпино; fi, Kolpina, ') is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, municipal city in Kolpinsky District of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia, loc ...

, was established. The settlement became a part of Ovtsynsky Selsoviet of Kolpinsky District. On August 19, 1930 Kolpinsky District was abolished and merged into newly established

Leningradsky Prigorodny District Leningradsky (masculine), Leningradskaya (feminine), or Leningradskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Leningradsky District, name of several districts and city districts in Russia *Leningradsky (inhabited locality) (''Leningradskaya'', ''Leningradskoye''), ...

with the administrative center in the city of

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 ...

. On August 19, 1936 Leningradsky Prigorodny District was abolished, and the settlement was transferred into Slutsky District. In 1944, Slutsky District was renamed Pavlovsky, and on April 28, 1948 Ust-Izhorsky Selsoviet, which included the settlement, was transferred to Vsevolozhsky District. In 1961, the settlement was named Imeni Sverdlova. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1979.

Economy

Industry

Industrial enterprises located in Imeni Sverdlova produce construction materials (in particular,

brick A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term ''brick'' denotes a block composed of dried clay, but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured cons ...

), and food (in particular, packed tea and coffee).

Transportation

Imeni Sverdlova has an access to the M18 highway, which connects Saint Petersburg and

Murmansk Murmansk (Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. "Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ'') i ...

via

Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...

. A paved road along the bank of the Neva connects it directly with Saint Petersburg. The Neva is navigable. There are no bridges or ferries across the river in Imeni Sverdlova.

Culture and recreation

Imeni Sverdlova contains one cultural heritage monuments of federal significance which commemorates the events of the

Siege of Leningrad The siege of Leningrad (russian: links=no, translit=Blokada Leningrada, Блокада Ленинграда; german: links=no, Leningrader Blockade; ) was a prolonged military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the Soviet city of L ...

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2012 Urban-type settlements in Leningrad Oblast Vsevolozhsky District Shlisselburgsky Uyezd