Izoplit () is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) in

Konakovsky District Konakovsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Tver Oblast, thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kimrsky Distr ...

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. It is located in a swampy area, adjacent to the nature reserve of

Zavidovo Zavidovo () is a village ('' selo'') in Konakovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Next to the village is the location of Rus' state residence, used as an official residence place for the President of Russia The president of Russia, offic ...

. Population:

History

In 1930, the

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

extraction in the area started, and the plant Izoplit started operation. The settlement was founded to host the plant workers. At the time, it was a part of Zavidovsky District of

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. On January 29, 1935

Kalinin Oblast Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population: Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of ...

was established, and Zavidovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. During

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, Redkino was occupied by German troops for a month in November–December 1941. In 1946, it was granted urban-type settlement status. On November 14, 1960 the district was abolished and merged into Konakovsky District. On February 13, 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, Konakovsky District was merged into Kalininsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

The settlement was built to serve the eponymous plant which produced construction blocks with improved thermal isolation. By 2013 the plant, which employed virtually the whole population of Izoplit, went bankrupt, and in late 2013, it was sold to the Finnish company Paroc OY AB and reopened.

Transportation

The railway station of

Redkino Redkino ( or ) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Republic of Bashkortostan As of 2022, one rural locality in the Republic of Bashkortostan bears this name: * Redkino, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village in Kuyanovsky Selsovie ...

at the

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, located in the settlement of

, is approximately east of Izoplit. It belongs to the Leningradsky suburban railway line and is connected by regular passenger suburban service with both Moscow ( Moscow Leningradsky railway station) and Tver. There is a railway branch between Redkino and Izoplit, but it is not used for passenger traffic. The settlement is connected by the outside world by one road which goes to Redkino and has access to the M10 highway connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

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* * * {{Tver Oblast Urban-type settlements in Tver Oblast