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Sosnovy Bor

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city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

AI overview

Sosnovy Bor is a city located in Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia. It is notable as a closed city that developed around nuclear industry facilities.

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Key facts

Country
Russia
Federal subject
Leningrad Oblast
Town status since
19 April 1973
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Total
65,788
Estimate 2024
63,462 ( −3.5% )
Rank
239th in 2010
Subordinated to
Sosnovoborsky Municipal Formation with Urban Okrug Status
Capital of
Sosnovoborsky Municipal Formation with Urban Okrug Status
Urban okrug
Sosnovoborsky Urban Okrug
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Postal codes
188540, 188541
Dialing code
+7 81369
Town day
19 April
Website
www .sbor .ru

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Wikidata facts

Population
63462
Area
72
Elevation
20
Shares border with
Lomonosovsky District
Official website
www.sbor.ru
Image
Sosnovy Bor, Petra Velikogo street.jpg
Dialing code
81369
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Commons category
Sosnovy Bor
inception
1958-01-01
postal code
188540
topic's main category
Category:Sosnovy Bor
twinned administrative body
Elektrostal
native label
Сосновый Бор
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Encyclopedic overview

Sosnovy Bor (Russian: Сосно́вый Бор, lit. pine forest) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Koporye Bay of the Gulf of Finland, 81 kilometers (50 mi) west of St. Petersburg. The town of Sosnovy Bor is surrounded by Lomonosovsky District. Population: 65,788 (2010 census); 66,132 (2002 census); 55,800 (1989 Soviet census).

History

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