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The town of Sosnovy Bor is located on the
southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, on the coastal lowland
that extends to the south from the mouth of the Neva River.
The western part of the town is screened with stretched sand-hills.
First settlers came here as long ago as
in 8,000-7,000 B.C., as some finds of bone objects of Mesolite
period indicate. By 2,000-1,000 B.C. the Baltic-Finnish tribes
originated in the course of ethnogenic transformation.
The town was very thoughtfully planned to
preserve the natural scenery and wealth of woods (hence the
name of the town which is translated as Pine Forest). The
landscape relief was carefully used when laying the streets,
boulevards and alleys of the town, many of them designed as
pedestrian walks. The picturesque silhouette of the town impresses,
no matter you approach it from the sea or land, using Petergofskoye
highway or railroad (St.Petersburg-Kalishche).
A children's playground recreating an old
Russian fortress having stone and wooden towers, walls and
cannons is an attraction for the young. It has the name of
Malaya Koporskaya by association with the Koporie Fortress
located 20 km far from Sosnovy Bor.
Another playground was built in 1975, the
UNESCO's year of Hans Christian Andersen, as a miniature town
inhabited by characters of Andersen's fairy tales inviting
kids to play.
A sports center, administrative building
and chapel are located in the central part of the town. Intensive
cultural activities are facilitated by the House of Culture,
Stroitel Palace of Culture, Club-house of the nuclear power
station, art and music schools, puppet theatre, libraries
and Museum of Modern Art.
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