Slavyanka () is an urban locality (an

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) and the

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Khasansky District Khasansky District () is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #187-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, wedged between the Tumen River and the Peter the Great ...

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, located on the opposite side of the Amur Bay as seen from

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. Population:

History

Slavyanka was founded during the settlement of the coast of southern Primorye in the 1850s–1860s, when the Russian government sought to gain a foothold in the region. The signing of the

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in 1858 and of the

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in 1860 established the border between Russia and

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along the

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across Lake Khanka. The bay on which Slavyanka stands was shown in the English charts under the name of Port Bruce; other sources also referred to it as Bruce Harbor or Bruce Bay. Slavyanka itself was founded in 1889.''Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai'', p. 44 On January 4, 1926,

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within Posyetsky District was established, of which Slavyanka became the administrative center. On April 29, 1943, Slavyanka was granted urban-type settlement status.''Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai'', p. 11 The intensive development of Slavyanka started in the 1970s, when a shipyard was built here.

Transportation

The settlement is connected with

by road, by railway, and by sea.

References

Notes

Sources

*Приморский крайисполком. "Приморский край. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 января 1968 г." Дальневосточное книжное издательство. Владивосток, 1968. Стр. 23. {{Use mdy dates, date=April 2013 Urban-type settlements in Primorsky Krai Port cities and towns in Russia Populated places established in 1889