Vyborgsky District, Saint Petersburg

The Vyborg Raion (Russian Выборгский район ) is a municipality of Saint Petersburg.

He has 447 562 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) and the post code 194xxx.

Structure

The municipality consists following eight districts:

• Levashovo ( Левашово )
• Pargolovo ( Парголово )
• Sampsonowskoje ( Сампсониевское )
• Swetlanowskoje ( Светлановское )
• Sosnowskoje ( Сосновское )
• 15th city district (15 муниципальный округ Санкт-Петербурга/15 munizipalny okrug Saint Peterburga )
• Parnas ( Парнас )
• Schuwalowo - Ozerki ( Шувалово - Озерки )

Economy

Rajon In 2007 30.722 companies were located, which employed about 140,000 workers.

History

The Vyborg Rajon is the successor to the pre-revolutionary Vyborg Side. Originally as the entire right-most part of the Neva St. Petersburg was called, since the road began to Vyborg.

On 28 January 1952, the Vyborg Rajon Leningrad was renamed Stalin Rajon by a ukase of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. On 23 December 1957, the return notification was carried out.