Syasstroy
Encyclopedia
Syasstroy is a town in Volkhovsky District
of Leningrad Oblast
, Russia
, located near the mouth of the Syas River
, at the confluence
of the Valdonka and the Syas River
s, close to Lake Ladoga
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of St. Petersburg
. Population:
Before 1926, a small village of Nosok existed on that place. An urban-type settlement
was founded in 1926, as construction of pulp-and-paper mill started. Town status was granted to it in 1992.
Volkhovsky District
Volkhovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Leningrad Oblast, Russia....
of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, 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 near the mouth of the Syas River
Syas River
Syas River is a river in the Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts of Russia. The Syas River flows from Valdai Hills north into Lake Ladoga. A town of Syasstroy is located at its mouth. The largest tributary is Tikhvinka River...
, at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Valdonka and the Syas River
Syas River
Syas River is a river in the Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts of Russia. The Syas River flows from Valdai Hills north into Lake Ladoga. A town of Syasstroy is located at its mouth. The largest tributary is Tikhvinka River...
s, close to Lake Ladoga
Lake Ladoga
Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest lake by area in the world.-Geography:...
, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east 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...
. Population:
Before 1926, a small village of Nosok existed on that place. An 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...
was founded in 1926, as construction of pulp-and-paper mill started. Town status was granted to it in 1992.