Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast
Slanzy (Russian Сланцы ) is a city in the northwestern Russian Leningrad Oblast. She has (October 14, 2010 Status ) 33 485 inhabitants.
Geography
The city is located in the Narwaniederung about 190 km southwest of the Oblasthauptstadt Saint Petersburg near the Estonian border, on the right bank of the Pljussa, a right tributary of the Narva.
Slanzy forms an eponymous municipality ( gorodskoje posselenije ) is the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons.
History
In the years 1926 to 1927 deposits were discovered from oil shales in the area between the rivers Pljussa and Luga. On April 9, 1930, began with the establishment of the first experimental mine. This day is now considered the official founding date of the place, although the construction of several mining settlements began in the field of previously existing villages Nikolschtschina and Rudnia until 1932. These were merged to form the urban-type settlement Slanzy (Russian plural of slate) on December 20, 1934.
During World War II the place from July 1941 to February 1944, occupied by the German Wehrmacht. The slate promotion came to a halt for the time being, the majority of the established production was destroyed. In the city the POW camp consisted of 322 German prisoners of war of World War II.
1949, the city charter was granted.
Demographics
Note: Census data
Culture and sights
The city has a Historical and Folk Museum.
In the village of Sischno Rajons the Archangel Michael Church ( церковь Михаила Архангела / Tserkov Michaila Archangela ) is obtained from the 16th to the 18th century.
Economy and infrastructure
Although already the Soviet era, the focus of oil shale production has moved to Estonia, it is still the main economic activity of the city. On the basis of work several chemical plants ( refinery Slanzy, rubber factory Polymer ). Also shown is the cement and fertilizer plant Zesla and companies in the timber and building materials industry and the textile and food industries.
The city is located on a 1940 consistently finished railway line which branches off in Weimarn of the route Saint Petersburg- Tallinn and leads to Gdow.
By Slanzy leading regional road R60 Pskov Gdow - Kingissepp (connection to the A180 trunk road ).
Sons and daughters of the town
- Alexei Dmitrik (* 1984), high jumper