Svetogorsk
| Svetogorsk (English) Светогорск (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Vyborgsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Svetogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Administrative center of | Svetogorskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
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| Municipal district | Vyborgsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Svetogorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Svetogorskoye Urban Settlement |
| Representative body | City Council of Deputies |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 15,981 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Previous names | Enso (until 1948) |
| Postal code(s) | 188990–188992 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81378 |
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Svetogorsk (Russian: Светого́рск; Finnish: Enso) is an industrial town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the Vuoksa River. It is located 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) from the Finnish–Russian border, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the Finnish town of Imatra, and 207 kilometers (129 mi) from St. Petersburg. Population: 15,981 (2010 Census);15,698 (2002 Census);15,594 (1989 Census).
Originally called Enso, it was founded in 1887 to serve a paper mill. At the time, it was a part of Vyborg Governorate in the Grand Duchy of Finland. In 1919, Finland became independent and the governorate was transformed into Viipuri Province. Enso became a part of the Jääski Municipality, with the seat in Jääski.
The territory was ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union by the Moscow Peace Treaty as a result of the Winter War. After the Winter War, the Finns and the Soviets disagreed on the interpretation of the peace treaty regarding Enso. The former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Väinö Tanner wrote in his memoirs: "Already now a dispute about the district of Enso developed. According to the map attached to the peace treaty Enso was clearly intended to belong to Finland but the Russians claimed that it should belong to them. Later the map was redrawn according to the interests of the Russians so that the border bends at Enso."
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