Volosovo, Volosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Volosovsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Volosovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Administrative center of | Volosovsky District, Volosovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
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| Municipal district | Volosovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Volosovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Volosovsky Municipal District, Volosovskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 12,161 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Town status since | 1999 |
| Postal code(s) | 187844, 188410, 188449 |
| Website | volosovo-gorod |
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Volosovo (Russian: Во́лосово) is a town and the administrative center of Volosovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the railway between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, Estonia, 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest from St. Petersburg. Population: 12,161 (2010 Census);11,660 (2002 Census);10,250 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1870 as a settlement around the railway station on the railway connecting St. Petersburg and Revel. The name originates from the nearby village of Volosovo. Volosovo was a part of Petergofsky Uyezd of St. Petersburg Governorate). On February 14, 1923, Petergofsky Uyezd was merged with Detskoselsky Uyezd to form Gatchinsky Uyezd, with the administrative center located in Gatchina. On the same day, Gatchina was renamed Trotsk and Gatchinsky Uyezd was renamed Trotsky Uyezd, after Leon Trotsky.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Volosovsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Volosovo, was established. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On April 20, 1930, Volosovo was granted suburban settlement status. On July 5, 1937, its status was changed to work settlement. Between August 1941 and January 1944, during World War II, Volosovo was occupied by German troops. On February 1, 1963, Volosovsky District was abolished and merged into Kingiseppsky District; on January 13, 1965, however, it was re-established. It had remained the last district of Leningrad Oblast the administrative center of which was not a town; this changed on April 14, 1999 when town status was granted to Volosovo. During the Soviet period it was a developed industrial town.
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