Sinyavino (Leningrad)

Urban-type settlement Sinyavino Синя́вино flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Leningrad Rajon Kirovsk First mention Early 18th century Urban-type settlement since 1930 population 3784 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81362 Post Code 187322 License Plate 47 OKATO 41 225 563 Geographical location Coordinates 59 ° 54 '  N , 31 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 54 '0 "  N , 31 ° 4' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Leningrad Oblast

Sinyavino ( Russian Синя́вино ) is an urban-type settlement with 3784 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in Leningrad Oblast in Russia . It is located 58 km east of Saint Petersburg , 8 km north of Kirovsk , 15 km north of Mga , 12 km south-east of Shlisselburg and 10 km south of the southwestern bank of Lake Ladoga .

The village is located on the Sinyavino Heights , which rise up to 150 meters above the surrounding area. It belongs to the Kirovsk district .

history

The place has been known since the beginning of the 18th century when Tsar Peter I transferred the surrounding lands to Admiral Naum Senjawin (also Sinjawin ; 1680 (?) - 1738) or his son Alexei Senjawin (1722-1797; later also Admiral) were. The place name is derived from a name variant of the surname of this family. In 1930 Sinyavino received urban-type settlement status.

After the German invasion of the Soviet Union , Sinyavino was occupied by the Wehrmacht in autumn 1941 and was then in the southern siege ring around Leningrad ( Leningrad blockade ). During the First Ladoga Battle (August to October 1942; Russian Sinyavino Operation ) the Red Army tried unsuccessfully to break through the blockade. In the Third Ladoga Battle , also known as the Battle of the Sinyavino Heights , the Soviet troops tried in the summer of 1943 to expand a corridor to Leningrad that had meanwhile been fought free. However, the German Wehrmacht was able to maintain the Sinyavino Heights. The reconquest by the Soviet troops was only possible in the course of the Leningrad-Novgorod operation in early 1944.

Population development

year	1939	1959	1970	1979	1989	2002	2010
Residents	8412	1847	664	1665	1949	3611	3784

Note: census data

Sons and daughters of the place

• Yuri Morozov (1934-2005), football player and coach
• Oleg Tyurin (1937-2010), rower, Olympic champion in 1964

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)