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'''Otradnoye''' or '''Otradnoe''' ({{lang-ru|Отрадное}}) is a town in ], ], situated some 40 km east of ], on the left bank of ], at the confluence of ] and Neva. Population: 21,570 (] ]). Geographic coordinates: {{coor dm|59|46|N|30|47|E}}. '''Otradnoye''' or '''Otradnoe''' ({{lang-ru|Отрадное}}) is a town in ], ], situated some 40 km east of ], on the left bank of ], at its confluence with the ]. Population: 21,570 (] ]). Geographic coordinates: {{coor dm|59|46|N|30|47|E}}.


==History== ==History==
A village on the confluence of the two rivers was first mentionned in chronicles ]. In ], the land was acquired by empress ], and a residence known as ] was established. The estate was mostly destroyed during the ]. The modern town was established in ] by merging several urban settlements. A village of '''Ivanovskaya''' at the confluence of Neva and Tosna was first mentioned in chronicles ]. In ], the land was acquired by empress ], and a residence known as ] was established. The estate was mostly destroyed during the ]. The modern town was established in ] by merging several urban settlements.



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For other uses of "Otradnoye", see Otradnoye (disambiguation).

Otradnoye or Otradnoe (Template:Lang-ru) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated some 40 km east of St. Petersburg, on the left bank of Neva River, at its confluence with the Tosna River. Population: 21,570 (2002 Census). Geographic coordinates: 59°46′N 30°47′E / 59.767°N 30.783°E / 59.767; 30.783.

History

A village of Ivanovskaya at the confluence of Neva and Tosna was first mentioned in chronicles 1708. In 1784, the land was acquired by empress Catherine II, and a residence known as Pella estate was established. The estate was mostly destroyed during the World War II. The modern town was established in 1970 by merging several urban settlements.

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