Krasny Bor () is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) in

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

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast (, ; ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast has an area of and a population of 2,000,997 (2021 Russian census, 2021 Census); up from 1,716,868 recorded in the 2010 Russian census ...

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, located southeast of the center of St. Petersburg. Population:

History

Popovka railway station was open in 1874. It was a part of

Tsarskoselsky Uyezd Tsarskoselsky Uyezd (''Царскосельский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tsarskoye Se ...

Saint Petersburg Governorate Saint Petersburg Governorate was a province (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Saint Petersburg. The governorate was composed of of area and 2,112,033 inhabitants. It was bordered by Governorate of Estonia, Estonian and G ...

. On November 20, 1918 the uyezd was renamed Detskoselsky. On August 12, 1922 Detskoselsky Uyezd was merged with

Petergofsky Uyezd Petergofsky Uyezd () was one of the eight subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Petergof. Petergofsky Uyezd was located in the northern part of the governorate (in the central part of the present-d ...

to form

Gatchinsky Uyezd Gatchinsky (masculine), Gatchinskaya (feminine), or Gatchinskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Gatchinsky District Gatchinsky District () is an administrativeOblast Law #32-oz and municipalLaw #113-oz district (raion), one of the administrative divisions ...

(since 1923, Trotsky Uyezd). On February 7, 1927, Popovka was transferred to

Leningradsky Uyezd 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'') ...

. The governorate was renamed Petrogradsky in 1913 and Leningradsky in 1924. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and

Kolpinsky District Kolpinsky District () is an administrative and municipal district in Russia. It is one of the 18 raions in Saint Petersburg. Spread over an area of , the district had a population of 175,396 in 2022. The city of Kolpino is the seat of the distric ...

, with the administrative center in the town of

Kolpino Kolpino () 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, located on the Izhora River (tributary of th ...

, was established. The governorates were also abolished, and the district was a part of

Leningrad Okrug The Leningrad Okrug () 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 named Leningrad at the time. On 23 July 1930, the ...

. The station of Popovka became a part of Kolpinsky District. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On August 19, 1930 the district was abolished. Krasny Bor became a part of newly established Tosnensky District. On August 20, 1935 Krasny Bor, which had the status of suburban settlement, was upgraded to urban-type settlement. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Krasny Bor was occupied by

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troops. In 1943, the

Battle of Krasny Bor The Battle of Krasny Bor was part of the Soviet Union, Soviet offensive Operation Polyarnaya Zvezda in the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front of World War II. It called for a pincer attack near Saint Petersburg, Leningrad to build o ...

took place here.

Economy

Industry

The main industrial enterprise in Krasny Bor is a factory producing pipes. The Krasny Bor transmitter, a large facility for AM broadcasting, is located in the settlement. Broadcasting from Krasny Bor was discontinued on January 1, 2013.

Transportation

Krasny Bor is essentially a suburb of Saint Petersburg and is included into the transport infrastructure of the city. The

Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

passes through Krasny Bor. Popovka railway station is located in the settlement and has suburban connections with Moskovsky railway station in Saint Petersburg. The M10 highway, connecting Saint Petersburg and Moscow, passes west of the settlement. Krasny Bor has access to the highway. Other roads connect it with Nikolskoye and with

Culture and recreation

Krasny Bor contains three cultural heritage monuments classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. These are mass graves of soldiers killed during the

Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the 1917 overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. I ...

and during World War II.

References

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* * * {{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Leningrad Oblast Tsarskoselsky Uyezd Tosnensky District