Shushary
Encyclopedia
Shushary is a municipal settlement
in Pushkinsky District
of the federal city
of St. Petersburg
, Russia
, located on the slopes of the Pulkovo Heights. Population:
Shushary gained importance in 1838 as the location of the first railway siding in the Russian Empire
and one of the first railway stations in the country
. A living-history steam-engine museum chronicles the town's long association with the Russian Railways
.
In the beginning of the 21st century, Shushary was transformed into an industrial area comprising automotive plants such as Toyota, General Motors
, and Magna International
.
Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg
The federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, is divided into eighteen city districts , which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.-Admiralteysky District:...
in Pushkinsky District
Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg
Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia....
of the federal city
Federal cities of Russia
The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects, two of which are federal cities....
of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, 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 slopes of the Pulkovo Heights. Population:
Shushary gained importance in 1838 as the location of the first railway siding in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and one of the first railway stations in the country
Tsarskoye Selo Railway
The Tsarskoye Selo Railway was the first public railway line in the Russian Empire. It ran for from Saint Petersburg to Pavlovsk through the nearby Tsarskoye Selo. Construction began in May 1836, and the first test trips were carried out the same year between Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk, using...
. A living-history steam-engine museum chronicles the town's long association with the Russian Railways
Russian Railways
The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
.
In the beginning of the 21st century, Shushary was transformed into an industrial area comprising automotive plants such as Toyota, General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
, and Magna International
Magna International
Magna International Inc. , is an automotive supplier headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest automobile parts manufacturer, and one of the country's largest companies. It owns the Magna Steyr automobile production company of Austria....
.