Sestroretsk

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Sestroretsk

Сестрорецк
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Sestroretsk (Saint Petersburg)
Coordinates: 60°6′N29°58′E / 60.100°N 29.967°E / 60.100; 29.967 Coordinates: 60°6′N29°58′E / 60.100°N 29.967°E / 60.100; 29.967
Country Russia
Federal subject Saint Petersburg
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Population
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(2018) [1]
41,160
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [2] )
Postal code(s) [3]
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OKTMO ID40362000
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Sestroretsk (Russian : Сестроре́цк; Finnish : Siestarjoki; Swedish : Systerbäck) is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake 34 kilometers (21 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg. Population: 37,248 (2010 Census); [4] 40,287 (2002 Census); [5] 35,498 (1989 Census); [6] 30,500 (1975).

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Munitions factory

Sestroretsk was founded by Peter the Great in 1714 due to the construction of a munitions factory (today's Sestroretsk Toolmaking Factory).

Healthcare

The town is known as a balneologic and climatic resort. A large hospital and rehabilitation center is situated within the boundaries of the town. It is the City hospital No. 40 of Saint Petersburg.

Political history

In 1812, the town was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Finland, along with Old Finland. In 1864, the town was transferred to Russia in exchange for a promise of compensation, supposedly in the form of access to the Arctic Ocean at Petsamo. [7]

Transportation

Railway stations

Electric railway

In 1875, Fyodor Pirotsky experimented with electrically powered railway cars on the Miller's line railway. The electricity was transferred over a distance of approximately one kilometer. Although the experiment did not last, this was the first use of electricity to power any railway in the world. [8] Another local railway line of historical interest is the Sestroretsk spur line.

Vodoslivnyy canal

The Vodoslivnyy canal runs across the town from east to west and connects the Sestroretskiy Lake with the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Sestroretsk:

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  3. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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