Metallostroy () is a
municipal settlement in
Kolpinsky District
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of the
federal city
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of
St. Petersburg,
Russia
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. Population:
History
It was established in 1931 as a settlement for workers building Kolpino Metal Factory, which explains the name of the township, its first part meaning metal, and ''stroy'' meaning construction.
First
house
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s started to appear in the spring of 1932. The settlement was officially named Metallostroy on October 28, 1964.
Transportation
Metallostroy is passed through in two directions by train. Moscow and
Volkhovstroy, in these areas located on the platform of Metallostroy and platform Izhors (Ижоры), respectively. Almost directly in the center of the Metallostroy is a platform of Izhors. The village has a lot of bus routes, both a target and transit. These routes connect the settlement with stations of the
Petersburg underground Rybatskoye,
Proletarskaya and
Lomonosovskaya
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, and as with all parts of the Kolpino District, the cities of
Otradnoye on the Neva,
Nikolskoye and
Kirovsk.
References
External links
Internet portal of Metallostroy
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Municipal settlements under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg
Kolpinsky District