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Solnechnoe, settlement

Categories / City Topography/Historical Geography/Vacation Houses, Spas and Resorts

SOLNECHNOE (until 1948 Ollila), formerly a settlement, since 1998, a municipal unit of the Kurortny District, a resort area on the Gulf of Finland's northern coast; also a railway station. As of 2001, the population totalled 1,000 inhabitants. First records of the territory date back to the 18th century. In 1918-40, it was a Finnish territory. Present day Solnechnoe includes the Vzmorye Holiday Home, the Solnyshko Children's Health Centre, a large summer cottage community, and Laskovy, one of the best coast beaches. A cognominal park forest is located in the area, on the Sestra River bank (laid in 1956).

Е. А. Bondarchuk, P.Y. Yudin.