Vysotsk
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Vysotsk (Russian: Высо́цк; Finnish: Uuras; Swedish: Trångsund) is a coastal town and a seaport in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the eastern shore of the Vyborg Bay, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) southwest of Vyborg and 159 kilometers (99 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg. It hosts a base of the Russian Baltic Fleet and, since 2004, an oil terminal. Population: 1,244 (2010 Russian census);[3] 1,673 (2002 Census);[8] 929 (1989 Soviet census).[9] In terms of population, it remains one of the smallest towns in Russia.
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Vysotsk
Высоцк | |
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Coordinates: 60°37′N 28°35′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Vyborgsky District[1] |
Settlement municipal formation | Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
Founded | beginning of the 18th century[2] |
Town status since | 1940 |
Population | |
• Total | 1,244 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 1,115 (−10.4%) |
• Capital of | Vysotskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
• Municipal district | Vyborgsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Vysotskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 188909 |
OKTMO ID | 41615104001 |
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