Kuznechnoye

Kuznechnoye (Russian: Кузне́чное; Finnish: Kaarlahti) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the northern part of Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the Karelian Isthmus. Population: 4,458 (2010 Census);^[3] 4,738 (2002 Census);^[7] 5,017 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Kuznechnoye Кузнечное
Urban-type settlement[1]
Kuznechnoye granite quarry
Location of Kuznechnoye
Kuznechnoye Location of Kuznechnoye Show map of Russia Kuznechnoye Kuznechnoye (Leningrad Oblast) Show map of Leningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 61°07′N 29°52′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Administrative district	Priozersky District[1]
Urban-type settlement status since	1961[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,458
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Priozersky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kuznechninskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kuznechninskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	188751
OKTMO ID	41639154051

History

The village of Kaarlahti was known since at least the 16th century and belonged interchangeably to Russia and Sweden. Since the middle of the 18th century, it was a part of Vyborg Governorate, which, in turn, since 1812 was a part of the Grand Duchy of Finland as the Viipuri Province. In 1916, the railway station was opened. In 1918, together with the rest of the Viipuri Province, Kaarlahti became a part of independent Finland. After the Winter War, it was reclaimed by the Soviet Union.^[2] Kaarlahti became a part of Keksgolmsky District with the administrative center in Keksgolm which was a part of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelian ASSR). On March 31, 1940, the Karelian ASSR was transformed into the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. During the Second World War, Kaarlahti was reclaimed by Finland and then again ceded to the Soviet Union. On November 24, 1944, Keksgolmsky District was transferred from Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic to Leningrad Oblast.^[9]

In the end of 1944 a large granite quarry and processing plant (now belonging to JSC Granit-Kuznechnoye) was developed, and Kaarlahti started to grow steadily. In 1948, the station was renamed Granitnaya, and the settlement was renamed Kuznetsy, subsequently Kuznechnaya. On January 13, 1949 the settlement was renamed Kuznechnoye. In 1961, it was granted urban-type settlement status.^[2]

Economy

Granite Excavation

The economy of the settlement is based on granite production. There are several quarries surrounding Kuznechnoye. The granite excavated from Kuznechnoye, during the Soviet era, has been used to build the St. Petersburg Metro Station and to pave many central streets of the city.^[10]

Transportation

Kuznechnoye is also an important station of the Saint Petersburg-Khiytola railroad, being the final destination of many passenger trains coming from Finlyandsky Rail Terminal of St. Petersburg (about 3 h 25 min as of 2007) and from Sortavala (about 2 h 45 min as of 2007) and a stop of the St. Petersburg–Kostomuksha trains.

Kuznechnoye is connected by road with Melnikovo and also has access to the A129 highway, which connects Saint Petersburg and Sortavala.

Tourism

Kuznechnoye's rocky outskirts are a popular climbing area and tourist destination.^[2]

References

Notes

1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 41 239 554 001», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 41 239 554 001, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
2. Dmitriyev, Andrey. История посёлка Кузнечное (in Russian). Kuznechnoye Municipal Formation. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Law #17-oz
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
9. Кексгольмский район (нояб. 1944 - окт.1948), Приозерский район (окт.1948 – февр.1963, янв.1965) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
10. Panova, Elena; Vlasov, Dmitri; Luodes, Hannu (2014). "Evaluation of the durability of granite in architectural monuments" (PDF). Geological Survey of Finland.

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