Volosovo, Volosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast

Volosovo (Russian: Во́лосово) is a town and the administrative center of Volosovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the railway between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, Estonia, 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest from St. Petersburg. Population: 12,161 (2010 census); 11,660 (2002 census); 10,250 (1989 Soviet census). History It was founded in 1870 as a settlement around the railway station on the railway connecting St. Petersburg and Revel. The name originates from the nearby village of Volosovo. Volosovo was a part of Petergofsky Uyezd of St. Petersburg Governorate). On February 14, 1923, Petergofsky Uyezd was merged with Detskoselsky Uyezd to form Gatchinsky Uyezd, with the administrative center located in Gatchina. On the same day, Gatchina was renamed Trotsk and Gatchinsky Uyezd was renamed Trotsky Uyezd, after Leon Trotsky. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Volosovsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Volosovo, was established. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On April 20, 1930, Volosovo was granted suburban settlement status. On July 5, 1937, its status was changed to work settlement. Between August 1941 and January 1944, during World War II, Volosovo was occupied by German troops. The Germans operated the Dulag 102 prisoner-of-war camp in the settlement, following its relocation from Rakvere in German-occupied Estonia. There were very poor conditions in the camp, with the POWs subjected to food shortages, overcrowding, lack of medical care and harassment, which led to a high mortality rate. Jews and Communists were executed by the Sicherheitsdienst. On February 1, 1963, Volosovsky District was abolished and merged into Kingiseppsky District; on January 13, 1965, however, it was re-established. It had remained the last district of Leningrad Oblast the administrative center of which was not a town; this changed on April 14, 1999 when town status was granted to Volosovo. During the Soviet period it was a developed industrial town. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volosovo serves as the administrative center of Volosovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Lagonovo, incorporated within Volosovsky District as Volosovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation. As a municipal division, Volosovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Volosovsky Municipal District as Volosovskoye Urban Settlement. Economy Industry There are enterprises of food and timber industries in Volosovo. On June 6, 2024 the Novotrans holding company and the Leningrad oblast administration signed an agreement to invest 4.9 billion rubles in the production of hopper and gondola cars based in Volosovo. Transportation Volosovo has a railway station on the railway connecting St. Petersburg (Baltiysky railway station) with Tallinn via Narva. The town has access to the A180 Highway, which connects St. Petersburg and Ivangorod and runs north of Volosovo. It coincides with the European route E20 connecting St. Petersburg via Tallinn with Shannon Airport. Volosovo is also connected by roads with Gatchina and Kingisepp. There are local roads as well. Military Southwest of Volosovo was the Sumsk air base facility, which saw some use during the Cold War. Culture and recreation Volosovo contains one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is a mass grave of Red Army soldiers killed during the Civil War in Russia and during World War II. Notable residents Pavel Molchanov (1893–1941), meteorologist References Notes Sources Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №32-оз от 15 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ленинградской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Областного закона №23-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований "Приморское городское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и "Глебычевское сельское поселение" Выборгского района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №112, 23 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #32-oz of June 15, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Oblast Law #23-oz of May 8, 2014 On Merging the Municipal Formations of "Primorskoye Urban Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and "Glebychevskoye Rural Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day of the official publication.). Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №64-оз от 24 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Волосовский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Областного закона №17-оз от 6 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые областные законы в связи с принятием федерального закона "О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации в связи с совершенствованием организации местного самоуправления"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования (15 октября 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Правительства Ленинградской области", №30, 5 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #64-oz of September 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Volosovsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations Comprised By It, as amended by the Oblast Law #17-oz of May 6, 2010 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Due to the Adoption of the Federal Law "On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Due to the Improvement of the Organization of the Local Self-Government". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication (October 15 2004).).