Nikolskoye (russian: Нико́льское, fi, Lomkka) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Tosnensky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Tosna River southeast of the center of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg. Population:

History

It was founded in 1710, when Peter the Great resettled here a number of masons from Central Russia to serve newly founded Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg and surroundings. There were quarries around Nikolskoye and the settlement supplied stone, brick, and timber to St. Petersburg. The name was given because the settlers brought an icon of Saint Nicholas and built a church to host the icon. In the course of the administrative divisions of Russia in 1708–1710, administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate, St. Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, it became a part of Leningradsky Uyezd, Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd. In 1876, colonel Boris Vinner bought a piece of land from the peasants of the ''village#Russia, selo'' of Nikolskoye and in 1877 he opened there a privately owned gunpowder works, known as Yekaterininsky Zavod. Around the same time, a glass factory was opened. It belonged to merchant Maximilian Frank and was eventually destroyed during World War II. Quarries around Nikolskoye stopped operating in the 1920s. Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd was renamed Petrogradsky in 1914 and then Leningradsky in January 1924. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Kolpinsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Kolpinsky District, with the administrative center in the town of Kolpino, was established. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. Nikolskoye became a part of Kolpinsky District. On August 15, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On August 19, 1930, the district was abolished. Nikolskoye became a part of newly established Tosnensky District. Between September 1941 and January 1944, during World War II, Tosnensky District was occupied by Nazi Germany, German troops. Nikolskoye was lying basically at the front line during the Siege of Leningrad, and was greatly damaged. Nikolskoye was granted urban-type settlement status on June 9, 1958 and town status on August 6, 1990.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities, incorporated within Tosnensky District as Nikolskoye Town of district significance, Settlement Municipal Formation.Oblast Law #32-oz As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, Nikolskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Tosnensky Municipal District as Nikolskoye Urban Settlement.Law #116-oz

Economy

Industry

In Nikolskoye, there are several factories producing materials for construction.

Transportation

The railway in Nikolskoye is not used for passenger traffic. The closest railway stations are Ivanoskaya railway platform, Ivanovskaya on the line connecting Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg and Mga, Popovka railway station, Popovka and Sablino railway station, Sablino on the line connecting St. Petersburg and Moscow, and Pustynka railway platform, Pustynka on the line connecting Mga and Gatchina. All these stations are served by suburban trains. Nikolskoye is connected by roads with Otradnoye, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Otradnoye, Ulyanovka, Leningrad Oblast, Ulyanovka, and Krasny Bor, Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast, Krasny Bor. Via Ulyanovka, it has access to the M10 highway (Russia), M10 Highway, which connects St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Culture and recreation

The town contains two objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. They commemorate events of World War II. There are two churches: the original town-founding church dedicated to Saint Nicholas and modern wooden church dedicated to Canonization of the Romanovs, Saint Tsar Nicholas II.TEMPLE OF SAINT TSAR NICHOLAS II THE PASSION-BEARER (official site)
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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast Shlisselburgsky Uyezd Tosnensky District