Vysotsk Высоцк | |
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| Coordinates:60°37′N28°35′E / 60.617°N 28.583°E /60.617; 28.583 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Vyborgsky District[1] |
| Settlement municipal formationSelsoviet | Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
| Founded | beginning of the 18th century[2] |
| Town status since | 1940 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,244 |
| • Capital of | Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
| • Municipal district | Vyborgsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code[6] | 188909 |
| OKTMO ID | 41615104001 |
Vysotsk (Russian:Высо́цк;Finnish:Uuras;Swedish:Trångsund) is a coastaltown and a seaport inVyborgsky District ofLeningrad Oblast,Russia, located on theKarelian Isthmus, on the eastern shore of theVyborg Bay, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) southwest ofVyborg and 159 kilometers (99 mi) northwest ofSt. Petersburg. It hosts a base of the RussianBaltic Fleet and, since 2004, anoil terminal. Population:1,244 (2010 census);[3]1,673 (2002 census);[7]929 (1989 Soviet census).[8] In terms of population, it remains one of the smallest towns in Russia.
TheTrångsund Fortress (lit. 'narrow strait') was built by the order ofPeter the Great in the beginning of the 18th century after theTsardom of Russia had captured the area fromSweden during theGreat Northern War.[2]
In 1812, Trongzund was included byAlexander I into the newly createdGrand Duchy of Finland.It was published inThe Illustrated London News on 11 August 1855 at the height of theCrimean War: "The transaction took place a few weeks ago. The boats of theArrogant and theMagicienne, with a gun boat in company, manned and armed, were sent to reconnoitre in the passage leading intoWyborg. When within 200 yards of the shore an ambuscade of Russian sharpshooters opened fire upon them which was sharply returned by our men. Finding that they were too much exposed to the Russian musketry, the boats retreated under cover of the gun-boat:. In this encounter we regret to add that four or five men were severely wounded, and, in consequence of the explosion of one of the boat's magazines, a midshipman was thrown overboard and drowned. The mast and rigging of the boats were also very much cut up by the fire of the riflemen. Owing to the shallowness of the water, the Arrogant and Magicienne were unable to render any assistance. As regards the recent proceedings of the Baltic fleet, a letter from Nargen of the 31st ult., saysː- TheAmphion has been for some time reconnoitring all the channels nearSveaborg and has found many valuable anchorages, and several points where the coasting trade betweenBorgo andHelsingfors, which was carried out to a considerable extent. that be entirely stopped, and some surprise is expressed that so little was attempted it this way last year by the vessels stationed in that vicinity The Admiral, to assist Captain Kay in carrying out this service, had planned the Dragon, and a French and English gun-boat under his orders, with which vessels, he proceeded very nearly to Borgo, which appears to be without any defences, and they met with no resistance whatever, except from shoals, the gun-boats having grounded several times. It is added that- All the gun and mortar boats are going over to Helsingfors. The town will probably be shelled; but it is not expected that the fortifications can be destroyed."[citation needed]
Between 1918 and 1940, the town was part ofViipuri Province of independentFinland under the nameUuras.[2] As a result of theWinter War and subsequentMoscow Peace Treaty, it was occupied by theSoviet Union in 1940 and became a part ofVyborgsky District of theKarelo-Finnish SSR. In 1941, during theContinuation War, it was liberated by Finnish troops and returned to Finland. In June 1944, the town was occupied by theRed Army and was annexed to the Soviet Union according to theMoscow Armistice andParis Peace Treaty. On November 24, 1944, it was transferred toLeningrad Oblast.[9] In July 1948, the town was renamed Vysotsk in honor of the Soviet machine gunner Kuzma Demidovich Vysotsky, who was killed in the area on March 4, 1940 during the final days of the Winter War.[2]
Vysotsk may be considered one of the cradles ofradio, as it was there thatAlexander Popov conducted his pioneering experiments in 1897 and 1902.[2]
Within theframework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated withinVyborgsky District asVysotskoyeSettlement Municipal Formation.[1] As amunicipal division, Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Vyborgsky Municipal District asVysotskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
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Vysotsk, along withVyborg andPrimorsk, is one of the three most important Russian ports in theGulf of Finland. All three towns are connected by roads.
There is a railway station in Vysotsk, the end station of a railway line branching off atPopovo railway station; however, there is no passenger service.
The region serves many functions, amongst whichGazprom-operatedPortovaya LNG andVysotsk LNG.
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