Pikalyovo
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Pikalyovo (Russian: Пикалёво) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located some 246 kilometers (153 mi) south-east of St. Petersburg and 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of Boksitogorsk. Population: 22,400 (2006 est.); 23,325 (2002 Census);[1] 24,510 (1989 Census).[2]
Pikalyovo was founded in 1932 as a settlement near a cement factory. It was named after a railroad station Pikalyovo, opened in 1906. Pikalyovo was granted town status in 1954.
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[edit] History
The town is situated on the site of an ancient settlement known since 1620.
In 1906, Pikalyovo railway station, named after peasant Pikalyov who founded a nearby khutor, was opened on the St. Petersburg—Vologda railway
In 1932, the modern settlement was founded to serve a cement factory. The settlement was named Pikalyovo after the railway station. In 1947, it was granted status of urban-type settlement and in 1954—town status.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1959 | 1967 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 1992 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Population | 16,900 | 20,000 | 21,800 | 23,500 | 24,500 | 25,100 | 25,300 | 25,400 | 25,500 | 25,700 | 25,600 | 23,300 | 22,700 | 22,400 | 22,200 |
[edit] Economy
The town's industry is comprised of a RusAl aluminum plant, producing sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate, a cement factory, and a timber-processing plant.[citation needed]
[edit] Transport
A-114 Issad–Vologda autoroute is located 3 kilometers (2 mi) south of Pikalyovo. Autoroutes H-9 (Pikalyovo–Zarechye) and H-7 (Pikalyovo–Kolbeki) pass directly through the town.
Pikalyovo is located on the St. Petersburg–Vologda railroad. There are three platforms in the town: Pikalyovo-1, Pikalyovo-2, and Obrinsky.
Both intra- and intercity bus services are available in Pikalyovo.
[edit] Education
Pikalyovo's educational facilities include:[citation needed]
- a teachers' training college;
- five secondary schools;
- a children art school;
- an IT center.
[edit] Sports
The town's Delfin (dolphin) swimming pool was the location of seven USSR and three Russian championships, where fifty-one world and European records were set.[citation needed]
The town's soccer team, "Metallurg", plays in the Leningrad Oblast championships.
Also available are a sport complex, an illuminated ski line, a sports school for children, ice-hockey areas, "Metallurg" stadium, and heavy athletics hall.
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