Otradnoye, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
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Otradnoye () is a
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in Kirovsky District 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 east of St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva River, at its
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with the
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. Population:


History

A populated place on the territory of modern Otradnoye was first mentioned in 1708 as a village of Ivanovskaya () at the
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of the Neva and the
Tosna River The Tosna () is a northward river in Luzhsky District, Luzhsky, Tosnensky District, Tosnensky, and Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Kirovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, as well as in the city of Saint Petersburg. It is a left tribut ...
s. In 1784, the land was acquired by empress
Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...
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 of
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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 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 ...
. 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
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status. Between September 1941 and January 1944, during
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, both Ivanovskoye and Otradnoye were occupied by German 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 Districts; Ivanovskoye remained in Tosnensky District. The modern town of Otradnoye was established in 1970 by merging of the
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 ...
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
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passes through the town; there are two passenger platforms within town limits: Ivanovskaya and
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. Otradnoye is connected by roads with St. Petersburg, Kirovsk, and Ulyanovka (the latter one with the access to M10 Highway, connecting
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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
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.


Notable people

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


References


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Sources

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