Novaya Ladoga
| Novaya Ladoga (English) Новая Ладога (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Volkhovsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Novoladozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Administrative center of | Novoladozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
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| Municipal district | Volkhovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Novoladozhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Novoladozhskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 8,838 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Town status since | 1704 |
| Postal code(s) | 187450, 187453 |
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Novaya Ladoga (Russian: Но́вая Ла́дога) is a town in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ladoga, 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 8,838 (2010 Census);9,920 (2002 Census);11,310 (1989 Census).
The Nikolo-Medvedsky (St. Nicholas) Monastery stood on the site of the modern town since the 15th century, but the nearby sloboda was long overshadowed by the first Russian capital, Staraya Ladoga, located just a few miles upstream. In 1702–1704, during the Great Northern War, Peter the Great established a shipyard there, fortified the monastery, and ordered the population of Staraya Ladoga to relocate to the nearby village. Town rights were granted to it in 1704. The newly founded town grew in importance in connection with construction of the Ladoga Canal and Volga-Baltic Waterway in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In 1719, Novaya Ladoga was included to St. Petersburg Governorate. In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate was split off, and in 1773 Novoladozhsky Uyezd, with its seat in Novaya Ladoga, was established. In 1776, the area was transferred to Novgorod Viceroyalty and in 1781, it was moved back into St. Petersburg Governorate. On December 9, 1922, the administrative center of the uyezd was moved to the selo of Gostinopolye, which was renamed Volkhov and was granted town status. The uyezd was renamed Volkhovsky. In 1924, the changes were rolled back, the administrative center moved to Novaya Ladoga, and Volkhov was demoted to a selo (which was eventually renamed Gostinopolye). The name of the uyezd, however, remained Volkhovsky.
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