Vsevolozhsk
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 Vsevolozhsk as seen from the sixteenth floor of an apartment building |
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.svg) Location of Leningrad Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Vsevolozhsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Vsevolozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Administrative center of | Vsevolozhsky District, Vsevolozhskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
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| Municipal district | Vsevolozhsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Vsevolozhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Vsevolozhsky Municipal District, Vsevolozhskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 59,704 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 275th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Postal code(s) | 188640–188645, 188649, 188699 |
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Vsevolozhsk (Russian: Все́воложск; Finnish: Seuloskoi or Rääpyvä) is a town and the administrative center of Vsevolozhsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus 24 kilometers (15 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 59,704 (2010 Census);45,310 (2002 Census);31,946 (1989 Census).
The town's name comes from manufacturer Vsevolozhsky. In 1941–1944, the vital road connecting besieged Leningrad with the rest of Soviet Union, the Road of Life, passed through the town. Currently, a considerable part of the population of Vsevolozhsk commutes to St. Petersburg for work, which is facilitated by the wide-scale construction of apartment buildings in the town.
A number of villages historically existed within the current area of the town of Vsevolozhsk. In particular, the village of Ryabovo was first mentioned in 1727. From the end of the 18th century and into the 19th century, Ryabovo belonged to the family of princes of Vsevolozhsky, after whom the town was eventually named. In 1892, a narrow-gauge railway (Irinovskaya railway), the first such line in Russia, was constructed to transport peat for St. Petersburg's heating. A number of railway stations were opened, including Berngardovka, Vsevolozhskaya, and Melnichny Ruchey. Settlements eventually developed around the stations. The whole area was a part of Shlisselburgsky Uyezd of St. Petersburg Governorate. The settlement of Vsevolozhskoye, around Vsevolozhskaya railway station, was the first settlement in Russia where street gas lamps were installed. On February 14, 1923, Shlisselburgsky Uyezd was merged into Petrogradsky Uyezd. In January 1924, the uyezd and the governorate were renamed Leningradsky.
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