Podporozhye

city Podporozhye Подпорожье flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Leningrad Rajon Podporozhye Founded 1936 City since 1956 surface 2025  km² population 18,733 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 9.3 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 50  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81365 Post Code 18778x License Plate 47 OKATO 41 442 Geographical location Coordinates 60 ° 55 '  N , 34 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 60 ° 55 '0 "  N , 34 ° 10' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Leningrad Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Podporoschje ( Russian Подпорожье ) is a city with 18,733 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) and the capital of the raion of the same name in Leningrad Oblast in Russia . It is located on the left bank of the river Svir , around 285 km northeast of Saint Petersburg . The closest towns are Lodeinoye Pole (39 km southwest of Podporozhye) and Olonez (65 km west).

history

Oberswir hydroelectric power plant (completed 1951) near Podporoschje

The place was created in 1936 as part of the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Swir. The name Posporoschje literally means “by the rapids ” and refers to the local section of the river. The name was still used in the 19th century for the area near today's Podporoschje, in which there were special settlements with workers who were responsible for the smooth shipping in this area.

The hydropower plant was commissioned in 1951 after delays caused by the war under the name Oberswir hydropower plant (Верхнесвирская ГЭС). Due to the rapid influx of construction workers and later employees of the new power plant, the population of the town exceeded 10,000 just a few years after it was founded. In 1956 Podporoschje received city status.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	13,335
1959	17,638
1970	21,545
1979	23,901
1989	23,295
2002	20,312
2010	18,733

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Today, in addition to the power station, there are wood processing companies and a shipyard in the city. In addition to the shipping pier on the Svir, there is a train station on the route from Saint Petersburg to Petrozavodsk , which is part of the Murman Railway . There is a connection via a country road to the federal road M18 , which also leads directly to Petersburg.

See also

• List of cities in Leningrad Oblast

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

Commons : Podporozhje  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• unofficial website of the city (Russian)
• Podporoschje on mojgorod.ru (Russian)