Krasny Bor, Leningrad Oblast
Krasny Bor (Russian Красный Бор, literally Red coniferous forest or coniferous forest Beautiful, depending on interpretation ) is an urban-type settlement in Leningrad Oblast in Russia, 20 km south-east of Saint Petersburg. She has (October 14, 2010 Balance ) 5033 inhabitants.
Krasny Bor is located on the railway line St. Petersburg - Moscow ( also called Nikolai track ) immediately southeast of the city Kolpino and has a railway station called her Popovka.
History
Today's settlement was in the 1930s clear from the two villages Podobedowka and Popovka, which is reminiscent of the latter to this day the name of the local train station. After the completion of the 1849 were made by leading Popovka subsection Kolpino - Tschudowo of Nikolai train to Popovka developed in the late 19th century as a settlement station, turn of the century were there and built a number of distinctive church building in neighboring towns. In addition, the area gained time high in popularity as a Datschenvorort Saint Petersburg's what you prosperity and a well-developed for its time infrastructure ( including a private theater) brought. In Popovka lived and worked, among other such people as scouts and Supreme Soviet pioneer pioneer organization Innokenty poet Nikolai Gumilev and Zhukov.
In the 1930s, all the churches were closed in and around Popovka of the Soviet leaders. At the same time the villages was begun to be developed into a settlement, then Krasny Bor was named in 1935 and received the status of an urban settlement.
During World War II Popovka was taken during the Leningrad blockade for months by the German Wehrmacht. At that time, all the local churches, as well as the rest of the place destroyed. 1943 took place the Battle of Krasny Bor in the area of the settlement. After the war, Krasny Bor was extensively rebuilt, but the destroyed churches were not prepared again. Only in 2001 was one of the old wooden churches was rebuilt with donations from the faithful and dedicated to the Orthodox Holy Paraskeva.
Others
In the vicinity of Krasny Bor, a large transmitter for long-, medium - and short- wave broadcasting station Krasny Bor is located 2 km north of Krasny Bor is the largest hazardous waste landfill Northwest Russia called Krasny Bor It is the only collection point for hazardous waste for city of Saint Petersburg.
Demographics
Pictures
All photos are from the early 20th century:
Alexander Nevsky Church
Alexander Nevsky Church
Settlements on the territory of today's Krasny Bor