Sosnovy Bor (Russian: Сосно́вый Бор) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Sebezhsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located southwest of the town of Sebezh and immediately west of Sebezhsky National Park. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sosnovy Bor Urban Settlement, one of the three urban settlements in the district. Population: 2,877 (2010 Census);[3] 1,860 (2002 Census).[7]

Sosnovy Bor Сосновый Бор
Work settlement[1]
Location of Sosnovy Bor
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Coordinates: 56°14′25″N 28°19′03″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Pskov Oblast
Administrative district	Sebezhsky District[2]
Founded	1959
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	2,877
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	2,646 (−8%)
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Sebezhsky Municipal District[1]
• Urban settlement	Sosnovy Bor Urban Settlement[1]
• Capital of	Sosnovy Bor Urban Settlement[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	182251
OKTMO ID	58654158051

History

Sosnovy Bor was founded in 1959 as Sebezh-5. It was a settlement serving a secret military installation. On September 1, 1997, the installation was abolished in accordance with the START II treaty. On December 18, 1997, Sebezh-5 was renamed Sosnovy Bor and transformed into a work settlement.[8] The military facilities were transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be used as a prison.[9]

In 2006, Sosnovy Bor was included into a border security zone, intended to protect the borders of Russia from unwanted activity, but in 2007 it was removed from the zone.[10]

Economy

Sosnovy Bor is a location of a large prison and provides the corresponding infrastructure.[11]

Transportation

Sosnovy Bor is connected by a road with Sebezh. It is the terminal point of the road.

References

Notes

Sources

• Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №833-оз от 5 февраля 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Псковской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №20, 10 февраля 2009 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #833-oz of February 5, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №420-оз от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области», в ред. Закона №1542-ОЗ от 5 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Псковской области "Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №41–43, №44–46, №49–51, 4 марта 2005 г., 5 марта 2005 г., 11 марта 2005 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #420-oz of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast, as amended by the Law #1542-OZ of June 5, 2015 On Amending the Law of Pskov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).

На других языках

[ru] Сосновый Бор (Себежский район)