Novaya Ladoga

city Novaya Ladoga Novaya Ладога coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Leningrad Rajon Volkhov First mention 15th century City since 1704 surface 144  km² population 8,838 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 61 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 15  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81363 Post Code 187450, 187453 License Plate 47 OKATO 41 209 504 Website www.newladoga.ru Geographical location Coordinates 60 ° 6 ′  N , 32 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 32 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Leningrad Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Nowaja Ladoga ( Russian Новая Ладога , translated New Ladoga ) is a small town with 8,838 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Russian Oblast of Leningrad .

geography

Novaya Ladoga is located at the mouth of the Volkhov River in Lake Ladoga and on the Ladoga Canal , about 140 km east of Saint Petersburg . The closest cities are Syasstroi and Volkhov , around 20 km away . Immediately south of the city is the settlement of Staraya Ladoga (translated Old Ladoga ).

history

A Russian Orthodox male monastery had stood on the site of Novaya Ladoga since the 15th century. In 1702, during the Great Northern War , Tsar Peter the Great had the monastery expanded into a fortress. At the same time, the construction of a shipyard began in their vicinity. In 1704, after this was completed, Novaya Ladoga received city rights. Peter also had the majority of the residents of Staraya Ladoga resettled here. A few years later, the construction of the Ladoga Canal began here. This and the new shipyard shaped the city and its economy in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 1860s, a new canal was built parallel to the old Ladoga Canal along the shores of Lake Ladoga. After the laying of a railway line through the city of Volkhov in the late 19th century, the economic importance of the two canals declined significantly. In 1897 Novaya Ladoga had almost 4,000 inhabitants.

1941-1945, during the German war of aggression against the USSR , Novaya Ladoga was an important naval base. It was also from here that the emergency supply of the besieged Leningrad was coordinated via the frozen Lake Ladoga during the two-year blockade .

Population development

year	Residents
1897	3,927
1939	5,271
1959	7,863
1970	8,805
1979	9,838
1989	11,310
2002	9,920
2010	8,838

Note: census data

economy

In today's city, the shipyard ( Nowoladoschski Sudoremontny Sawod ), a capacitor factory and several textile factories are among the most important industrial companies. Fishing is also widespread on Lake Ladoga.

Attractions

As an old monastery town, Nowaja Ladoga is relatively rich in historical buildings: Remains of the former monastery from the 15th century, as well as the Church of St. Clement (1741), the Church of the Redeemer (1758) and the building of the former officers' club, the 1764–1768 was headed by the army leader Suvorov . You can find out more about the history of the city and the Ladoga area in the Novaya Ladoga Museum of Local History and Culture.

Personalities

• Alexander Ilyin-Schenewski (1894–1941), chess player, died in Novaya Ladoga during the German air raids

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Novaya Lagoda on the Leningrad Oblast Official Website (Russian)
• Entry about Novaya Ladoga on mojgorod.ru (Russian)