Vysotsk

Vysotsk (Russian: Высо́цк; Finnish: Uuras; Swedish: Trångsund) is a coastal town and a seaport in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the eastern shore of the Vyborg Bay, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) southwest of Vyborg and 159 kilometers (99 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg. It hosts a base of the Russian Baltic Fleet and, since 2004, an oil terminal. Population: 1,244 (2010 Census);[3] 1,673 (2002 Census);[8] 929 (1989 Census).[9] In terms of population, it remains one of the smallest towns in Russia.

Vysotsk Высоцк
Town[1]
Vysotsk railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vysotsk
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Coordinates: 60°37′N 28°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Vyborgsky District[1]
Settlement municipal formation	Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Founded	beginning of the 18th century[2]
Town status since	1940
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	1,244
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	1,115 (-10.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Vyborgsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	188909
OKTMO ID	41615104001

History

Historical affiliations

 Russian Empire 1721–1812
Grand Duchy of Finland (Russian Empire) 1812–1917
Republic of Finland 1917–1918
Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic 1918
 Republic of Finland 1918–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
 Republic of Finland 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

Trångsund Fortress

The Trångsund Fortress (lit. narrow strait) was built by the order of Peter the Great in the beginning of the 18th century after the Tsardom of Russia had captured the area from Sweden during the Great Northern War.[2] In 1812, Trongzund was included by Alexander I into the newly created Grand Duchy of Finland.

Between 1918 and 1940, the town was part of Viipuri Province of independent Finland under the name Uuras.[2] As a result of the Winter War and subsequent Moscow Peace Treaty, it was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940 and became a part of Vyborgsky District of the Karelo-Finnish SSR. In 1941, during the Continuation War, it was liberated by Finnish troops and returned to Finland. In June 1944, the town was occupied by the Red Army and was annexed to the Soviet Union according to the Moscow Armistice and Paris Peace Treaty. On November 24, 1944, it was transferred to Leningrad Oblast.[10] In July 1948, the town was renamed Vysotsk in honor of the Soviet machine gunner Kuzma Demidovich Vysotsky, who was killed in the area on March 4, 1940 during the final days of the Winter War.[2]

Vysotsk may be considered one of the cradles of radio, as it was there that Alexander Popov conducted his pioneering experiments in 1897 and 1902.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Vyborgsky District as Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.[1] As a municipal division, Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Vyborgsky Municipal District as Vysotskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Economy

Vysotsk, along with Vyborg and Primorsk, is one of the three most important Russian ports in the Gulf of Finland. All three towns are connected by roads.

There is a railway station in Vysotsk, the end station of a railway line branching off at Popovo railway station; however, there is no passenger service.

References

Notes

1. Oblast Law #32-oz
2. Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 97. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
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. http://petrostat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/petrostat/resources/329b7080452ceba9a8b7fec4d78fa45b/ЛО_Числ+МО+на+01.01.2018+чел.pdf; archive date: 19 June 2018; retrieved: 22 June 2018; archive URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20180619083123/http://petrostat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/petrostat/resources/329b7080452ceba9a8b7fec4d78fa45b/%D0%9B%D0%9E_%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB+%D0%9C%D0%9E+%D0%BD%D0%B0+01.01.2018+%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB.pdf.
5. Law #17-oz
6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
8. Russian 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).
9. "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.
10. Выборгский район (ноябрь 1944 г.) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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