Korortny district of St. Petersburg: description of the area and places of recreation

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The resort area of St. Petersburg is located in the North-West region of Russia, not far from Finland. This place is famous for its stunning nature, excellent he alth facilities and great potential for recreation.

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The development of the resort area as a recreation area for St. Petersburg residents began in the middle of the century before last.

The construction of railway lines that stretched across the Karelian Isthmus was a strong factor that made these lands a dacha zone for the upper strata of society. Petersburgers got an excellent opportunity to quickly get from the sultry metropolis to seaside resorts with sandy beaches of the Gulf of Finland.

Pleasant maritime climate with warm summers, dune landscape of the coastal area, favorable conditions for sunbathing and water procedures, along with a developed recreational infrastructure, have turned the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg into an attractive place for recreation for local residents and guests from other cities.

It was here in the pre-revolutionary period that many representatives of the Russian elite had dachas - professors Bekhterev and Pavlov,composers Glazunov and Asafiev, writers Gorky and Chukovsky, artist Repin and other famous personalities.

Description

The resort area of St. Petersburg is one of the most picturesque and environmentally friendly in the area. It also includes such small towns as Sestroretsk, Zelenogorsk, the villages of Repino, Komarovo, Solnechnoye and others.

Currently, the Kurortny district of the city of St. Petersburg has over 50 permanently operating sanatoriums, boarding houses, rest houses, tourist and ski resorts, hotels. Many of these institutions are so close to the famous metropolis that it is quite possible to combine treatment and stay in them with an interesting excursion program.

History

The territory occupied by the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg, in the old days was occupied by the Finnish people. In the 13th century, it fell under the control of Sweden. At the end of the Northern War, the inhabitants of the Swedish part of Karelia became subjects of the Russian Empire, and the border territory shifted to the north, beyond Vyborg. And only in 1811-1812 the Vyborg province again entered the land of the Autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. Until the 1940s, the border between Finland and Russia lay along the Sestra River.

Geographic location

Climatic conditions are very different in the territory occupied by Russia. St. Petersburg (Kurortny district is located in the northwestern part,along the coast of the Gulf of Finland) is not the most environmentally friendly city, but these places can be called the "lungs" of the metropolis. Forests of centuries-old pine trees, varied terrain, pleasant maritime climate, many sandy beaches, the possibility of treatment with underground mineral waters and healing mud - all this attracts numerous guests to local sanatoriums throughout the year.

Climatic conditions and weather

The local climate has the properties of a maritime one - with cool, humid summers and long, moderately cold winters. The usual temperature in July is 18 degrees, in January - minus 8. The coldest month is February. Snow usually appears here in November and is present until mid-April. Spring in the region is late and long, and summer is moderate and warm, with alternating sunny and rainy days. Autumn is rather cloudy and foggy. They bathe on the coast of the Gulf of Finland from the beginning of July to the end of August. At the same time, the water is quite cool, its usual temperature in July is 20 degrees.

Natural and healing benefits of the area

It is possible to identify the main natural he alth factors of the area:

• pleasant maritime climate;
• presence of sodium chloride (in Sestroretsk) and chloride-bicarbonate calcium-sodium water (in Zelenogorsk);
• rare sapropel mud;
• beautiful natural infrastructure: abundance of forests, sandy seashore and numerous lakes.

The Gulf of Finland and pine groves createhe alth-improving microclimate of the Kurortny district, filling the air with negative ions and phytoncides. This area is quite promising in all respects. For example, the Sestroretsk resort is one of the unique he alth resorts of the country, this is due to the presence here of amazing mud of its kind, called "gyttian clays". This mud solution is used as a separate remedy (it can be used for lotions, baths, physiotherapy procedures and for some other purposes). Also, the Sestroretsk resort is famous for its park of ancient pines, sand dunes, a wide clean beach, as well as the presence of radon mineral waters.

The abundance of such natural, recreational and medicinal benefits makes the rest in the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg useful, he alth-improving and simply interesting and enjoyable.