Otradnoye (russian: Отра́дное) 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 ...

in Kirovsky District of

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 ...

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, located east of St. Petersburg on the left 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 ...

, at its

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with the

Tosna River The Tosna () is a northward river in Luzhsky, Tosnensky, and Kirovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, as well as in the city of Saint Petersburg. It is a left tributary of the Neva. The towns of Tosno, Nikolskoye, and Otradnoye, as wel ...

. Population:

History

A populated place on the territory of modern Otradnoye was first mentioned in 1708 as a village of Ivanovskaya () at the

of the

Neva 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 ...

and the

s. In 1784, the land was acquired by empress

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and a residence known as Pella estate was established. The estate was mostly destroyed on the orders of Paul I. In the 19th century, the area 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 ...

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. On February 14, 1923, Shlisselburgsky Uyezd was merged into Petrogradsky Uyezd. In January 1924, the uyezd was renamed Leningradsky. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Mginsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of

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, was established. Ivanovskoye became a part of Mginsky District. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of

Leningrad Okrug The Leningrad Okrug (russian: Ленингра́дский о́круг) was an okrug that briefly existed within the Leningrad Oblast in the Soviet Union, between 1927 and 1930. It covered the city currently known as Saint Petersburg, which was ...

. On August 15, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On June 16, 1940, the settlement of Otradnoye 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. Between September 1941 and January 1944, during

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, both Ivanovskoye and Otradnoye were occupied by

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troops. On December 23, 1957, the '' selo'' of Ivanovskoye was granted urban-type settlement status. On December 9, 1960, Mginsky District was abolished and split between Volkhovsky and

Tosnensky District Tosnensky District (russian: То́сненский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #116-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central southwestern part of ...

s; Ivanovskoye remained in Tosnensky District. The modern town of Otradnoye was established in 1970 by merging of the

s of Otradnoye and Ivanovskoye. On April 1, 1977, Kirovsky District with the administrative center in Kirovsk, essentially in the limits of former Mginsky District, was established by splitting off Volkhovsky and Tosnensky Districts, and Otradnoye was included into the district.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Kirovsky District as Otradnenskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.Oblast Law #32-oz As a municipal division, Otradnenskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Kirovsky Municipal District as Otradnenskoye Urban Settlement.Law #100-oz

Economy

Industry

There are several industrial enterprises in Otradnoye. The Pella plant produces different sorts of machines including riverboats. Other enterprises produce electrotechnical equipment.

Transportation

A railway leading from St. Petersburg ( Moskovsky railway station) to

Volkhov Volkhov (russian: Во́лхов) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Volkhovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the river Volkhov east of St. Petersburg. Population: It was previously known as ''Zvanka ...

passes through the town; there are two passenger platforms within town limits: Ivanovskaya and

Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit ...

. Otradnoye is connected by roads with St. Petersburg, Kirovsk, and Ulyanovka (the latter one with the access to M10 Highway, connecting

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and St. Petersburg). The Neva River is navigable.

Culture and recreation

Otradnoye contains two cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally four objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monuments are the buildings of the post station of Pella, whereas the local monuments commemorate the events of

Notable people

* Evgeny Mishin, IFBB professional bodybuilder * Zara, pop singer and actress

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2012 Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast Shlisselburgsky Uyezd