Sosnovaya Polyana is a municipal district of St. Petersburg. History, description and attractions

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Sosnovaya Polyana is a municipal district of St. Petersburg, which arose on the site of an old dacha village, as well as on the entire territory adjacent to it with picturesque forests. After the end of the Second World War, various enterprises began to appear here, so more housing was needed to provide workers. Thus, intensive construction has unfolded in this area, thanks to which this area is now built up with high-rise buildings, entertainment centers and parks.

Description and further development

Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg is an old district of the city, where this district is located. The area of the array is 40 hectares, and the planned transformations under construction are 219,000 square meters. About 52 thousand people live in this quarter.

Recently, a new development concept has been developed, this was done by the Renovation company. Sosnovaya Polyana (municipal district) will receive a new, well-maintained urban environment, which will be fully provided with everything necessary. Thanks to this, the quarter will acquire new engineering networks, as well as new schools, kindergartens and art houses.

History of the place

Until the beginning of the 18th century, this territory was mainly coniferous forest, which stretched from the Volkhonskoye highway to the village of Volodarsky. A little later, Sosnovaya Polyana (St. Petersburg) began to be built up from the south - from the side of the Peterhof road. At that time, only country estates were being built there.

Shortly before the revolution, Sosnovaya Polyana was a holiday village with wooden buildings, which was practically destroyed during the hostilities.

Until the nineties of the XX century, on this territory one could see private dachas with vegetable gardens, which were later demolished. Today, the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg is built up with comfortable houses, and its peculiarity is that there is not a single industrial enterprise and not a single metro station there. Sosnovaya Polyana is part of the Krasnoselsky district.

Infrastructure

In this district there are: 4 secondary schools, 9 kindergartens, a lyceum, a boarding school, a vocational education institution and two higher educational institutions. In addition, children can visit the house of children's and youth creativity located there, as well as the art school.

More Pine Glade on its territory has 3polyclinics, 42 public service facilities providing various services, as well as 30 sports halls, playgrounds and several leisure facilities.

Stamp symbols

In the very center of the symbol representing the Sosnovaya Polyana district, there is a golden carriage, and just below it we see a branch that serves as a reminder that this place was a suburban village until the sixties.

The background part of the picture is presented in green and red shades, which are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The first of them symbolizes a well-maintained and green area, and the second personifies courage and selflessness.

Where are the county lines?

The boundaries of the microdistrict, according to its charter, pass:

• from the west side - from Veteranov Avenue to the railway road adjacent to the industrial zone;
• in the northern part of the district - from the right of way of the B altic direction to housing development;
• then the border follows Budyonny Avenue to the St. Petersburg Highway;
• in the north, the area ends near the monastery of the Trinity-Sergius Hermitage;
• from the east, the block ends near the Peterhof roadway and the Ivanovka River.

Attractions

Pine Polyana Park is the main pride of this municipal district. It was founded at the beginning of the 19th century on the territory of beautiful virgin forests. At that time, there was only one estate there.

The park area is planted with a variety of trees, and also has original winding paths and graceful canals. This place is somewhat reminiscent of a beautiful forest, which is divided into 2 parts by Veterans Avenue. Currently, various sports competitions are held there, and all local residents love to have picnics in nature in the park or just take a walk with their families.

Besides this, in the Sosnovaya Polyana district there are still parts of the old buildings dated around 1968 and located on Pilyutova Street, as well as the old Manikhina estate.

In this area of St. Petersburg there is another unique building with atypical architecture for Russia - the Gothic house. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century and was intended to store books, as well as all kinds of works of art. The building was destroyed by a devastating fire 5 years ago and today looks deplorable, but the city authorities promise to restore it and turn it into a recreation center for young people.

Across the road from this house is another pride of this quarter - the famous Vorontsov's dacha. It was erected even earlier - approximately in the middle of the 18th century. The chancellor himself went bankrupt, so he was forced to sell the dacha at the end of his life.

The natural asset of this district is the Ivanovka River, which flows through the entire Krasnoselsky district.

Despite the fact that this municipal district is considered the historical heritage of the city, the cityauthorities in plans to develop and improve its infrastructure.