Tolmachyovo (russian: Толмачёво) 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

Luzhsky District Luzhsky District (russian: Лу́жский райо́н) is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #65-oz district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders wi ...

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, located on the right bank of the

Luga River The Luga () is a river in Novgorodsky and Batetsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and Luzhsky, Volosovsky, Slantsevsky, and Kingiseppsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast of Russia. The river flows into the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland. It free ...

, northeast of the town of Luga. Population:

History

The settlement was founded in 1858 and served the railway station of Preobrazhenskaya. The name is related to the

Preobrazhensky Regiment The Preobrazhensky Life-Guards Regiment (russian: Преображенский лейб-гвардии полк, ''Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk'') was a regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917. The P ...

which was stationed nearby. An early enterprise in the settlement was a sawmill. By the end of the 19th century, the settlement was also a popular summer house area. At the time, it belonged to

Luzhsky Uyezd Luzhsky Uyezd (russian: Лужский уезд) was one of the eight subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Luga. Luzhsky Uyezd was located in the southwestern part of the governorate (in the southw ...

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 ...

(subsequently Petrograd Governorate and Leningrad Governorate). In 1919, the station and the settlement were renamed Tolmachyovo to commemorate

Nikolay Tolmachyov Nikolai Gurevich Tolmachyov (russian: Никола́й Гу́рьевич Толмачёв) (November 12, 1895 – May 26, 1919) was a Russian Bolsheviks, Bolshevik revolutionary and participant of the February Revolution, February and October Revo ...

, a

bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

killed in the area during the

Russian Civil War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Russian Civil War , partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I , image = , caption = Clockwise from top left: {{flatlist, *Soldiers ...

. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Luzhsky District, with the administrative center in the town of Luga, was established. The governorates were also abolished, and the district was a part of

Luga Okrug Luga may refer to: *Mateo Noriel Luga, Ibanag revolutionary * Luga, Germany, a place in Saxony, Germany * Luga, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia * Luga Bay, a bay in the Gulf of Finland, Russia *Luga (river), a river in Novgorod and Le ...

. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On November 9, 1938 Tolmachyovo, which previously had the status of suburban settlement, was granted urban settlement status. Between 1941 and 1944, during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, Tolmachyovo was occupied by German troops.

Economy

Industry

In Tolmachyovo, there is a plant of concrete constructions and another one producing

compound feed Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry. There are two basic types: fodder and forage. Used alone, the word ''feed'' more often refers to fodder. Animal feed is an important input to ...

Transportation

Tolmachyovo is located on the railway connecting Saint Petersburg and Pskov. There are two railway stations in the settlement, Tolmachyovo and Partizanskaya. The M20 highway, connecting Saint Petersburg with Pskov and eventually with

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

, runs several kilometers east of Tolmachyovo. The settlement has an access to it. Tolmachyovo is also connected by road with Slantsy and Kingisepp.

Culture and recreation

Tolmachyovo contains four objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. One is the remains of the Lidino Estate, and the other three are monuments to soldiers fallen during World War II.

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* * {{Leningrad Oblast Urban-type settlements in Leningrad Oblast Luzhsky Uyezd