Sosnovo, Leningrad Oblast

Sosnovo, Leningrad Oblast

Sosnovo ( _ru. Сосново; _fi. Rautu) is a settlement in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, on the Karelian Isthmus, and an important railway station of the Saint Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railroad. Population: 5,593 (2002 Census).

Before the Winter War (1939–1940) and the Continuation War (1941–1944), it was the administrative center of the Rautu municipality of Viipuri province of Finland.

Prize-winning Russian folklore ensemble Leznaya Skazka is located in Sosnovo.


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