Lesozavodsk
Encyclopedia
Lesozavodsk is a town in Primorsky Krai
, Russia
, located on the Ussuri River
(Amur's tributary), about 300 kilometres (186.4 mi) north of Vladivostok
. Population: 37,000 (1972). It was formerly known as Ussuri .
Lesozavodsk has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway
at Ruzhino, the M60 motorway between Khabarovsk
and Vladivostok
passes about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town.
) and les for forest. In 1932, Dalles was merged with the nearby village of Novostroyka, given urban-type settlement
status and renamed Lesozavodsk, translating roughly as forest works town.
Lesozavodsk was granted town status in 1938.
The 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division
of the 5th Army, Far Eastern Military District
, has been based here for many years.
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Ussuri River
Ussuri River
The Usuri ula is a river in the south of the Outer Manchuria and east of Inner Manchuria . It rises in the Sikhote-Alin range, flowing north, forming part of the Sino-Russian border based on the Sino-Russian Convention of Peking in 1860, until it joins the Amur River at Khabarovsk . It is...
(Amur's tributary), about 300 kilometres (186.4 mi) north of Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
. Population: 37,000 (1972). It was formerly known as Ussuri .
Geography
The Chinese-Russian border is located only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town center.Lesozavodsk has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
at Ruzhino, the M60 motorway between Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
and Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
passes about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the town.
History
The first settlement on the site was founded in 1924 in connection with a sawmill. The settlement was originally named Dalles , from the Russian word dalny for distant (referring to the Russian Far EastRussian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
) and les for forest. In 1932, Dalles was merged with the nearby village of Novostroyka, given urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status and renamed Lesozavodsk, translating roughly as forest works town.
Lesozavodsk was granted town status in 1938.
The 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division
39th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 39th Pacific Ocean Red Banner Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed in 1922, which fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria against the Japanese in 1945, and became a motor rifle division in 1957. It later became a machine-gun artillery division,...
of the 5th Army, Far Eastern Military District
Far Eastern Military District
The Far Eastern Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2010 it was merged with the Pacific Fleet and part of the Siberian Military District to form the new Eastern Military District....
, has been based here for many years.