Everything about Sestroretsk totally explained
Sestroretsk (; ; ) is a municipal
town under jurisdiction of
Kurortny District of the
federal city of
St. Petersburg,
Russia. It is located on the shores of the
Gulf of Finland and
Sestra River some 34 km northwest of St. Petersburg. Population: 30,500 (1975).
Sestroretsk was founded by
Peter the Great in 1714 due to the construction of a
munitions factory (today's
Sestroretsk Toolmaking Factory). The town is also known as a
balneologic and
climatic resort.
In 1812 the town was incorporated into the
Grand Duchy of Finland, along with
Old Finland. In 1864 the town was transferred to
Russia in exchange for a promise of compensation, supposedly in the form of access to the
Arctic Ocean at
Petsamo.
(External Link
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In 1875,
Fyodor Pirotsky experimented with electrically powered railway cars on the Sestroretsk railway. The electricity was transferred over a distance of approximately one kilometer. Although the experiment didn't last, this was the first use of electricity to power any railway in the world.
Nortwestern part of the town was part of
Finland as "Rajakoki" during 1917-1940 and 1941-1944 periods.
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