Sosnovy Bor
Russia /
Leningrad /
Sosnovyy Bor /
World
/ Russia
/ Leningrad
/ Sosnovyy Bor
, 4 km from center (Сосновый Бор)
World / Russia / Leningrad
city, second-level administrative division
Town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Koporye Bay of the Gulf of Finland, 81 kilometers (50 mi) west of St. Petersburg. The town of Sosnovy Bor is surrounded by Lomonosovsky District. Population: 65,788 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1958 as urban-type settlement serving the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant and granted urban-settlement status on December 10, 1958. At the time, it was a part of Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast. On April 19, 1973, Sosnovy Bor was granted town status and became a town of oblast significance, after which it was no longer a part of Lomonosovsky District.
It was founded in 1958 as urban-type settlement serving the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant and granted urban-settlement status on December 10, 1958. At the time, it was a part of Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast. On April 19, 1973, Sosnovy Bor was granted town status and became a town of oblast significance, after which it was no longer a part of Lomonosovsky District.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosnovy_Bor,_Leningrad_Oblast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°52'31"N 29°5'17"E
- Saint Petersburg 45 km
- Espoo (City) 260 km
- Kangasala 341 km
- Petrozavodsk 354 km
- Tampere 371 km
- Ylöjärvi 389 km
- Sastamala 416 km
- Alavus centre 439 km
- Arkhangelsk 793 km
- Nizhny Novgorod 930 km
- Lukoil fuel station №197 0.2 km
- Reservoir, rather beautiful, but the range of bulk rubbish - the horror ... 1.2 km
- Outdoor switchgear 2.9 km
- Reactors 1 and 2 of Leningrad NPP 3.4 km
- Turbine house 3.4 km
- Leningrad NPP 4.3 km
- Koporye Bay 16 km