Lesozavodsk (russian: Лесозаво́дск) is a
town in
Primorsky Krai,
Russia, located on the
Ussuri River (
Amur's tributary), from the
Sino–Russian border and about north of
Vladivostok, the
administrative center of the
krai. Population: 37,000 (1972).
History
The first settlement on the site was founded in 1924 in connection with a sawmill. The settlement was originally named ''Dalles'' (), from the Russian word ''dalny'' for "distant" (referring to the
Russian Far East) and ''les'' for "forest". In 1932, Dalles was merged with the nearby village of Novostroyka, granted
urban-type settlement status and renamed Lesozavodsk. Lesozavodsk was granted town status in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-one
rural localities, incorporated as Lesozavodsk
Town Under Krai Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Law #161-KZ] As a
municipal division, Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug.
[Law #181-KZ]
Transport
Ruzhino railway station of the
Trans-Siberian Railway is located in Lesozavodsk. The M60 Highway between
Khabarovsk
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and
Vladivostok passes about east of the town.
Military
The
130th Machine Gun Artillery Division
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* 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14
* One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013
Music
* 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band
Albums
* ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013
* ...
of the
5th Army,
Far Eastern Military District was based here until 2009 or 2010, when it became a motorized rifle brigade and then a storage base.
Climate
Lesozavodsk has a
humid continental climate with cold and dry winters, due to the
Siberian High, and hot and humid summers, due to the Southeast Asian
monsoons.
Notable people
*
Sergey Tereshchenko, former
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
*
Amūru Mitsuhiro, sumo wrestler
References
Notes
Sources
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Cities and towns in Primorsky Krai