Luga district: Leningrad region

The Luga region is a territory in the south of the Leningrad Region. Formation of the district took place in 1927. Previously, this district was called a district, it functioned since 1781. The center is located in the city of Luga.

Territory and climatic conditions

Luga district of the Leningrad region occupies 6,070 square kilometers. Km. This is about 8% of the territory of the whole region. In the whole region, the item is given the fifth largest. In the north is located Gatchina district, in the south - the border with the Pskov region. To get to the Luga region, from St. Petersburg you need to drive 140 kilometers.

As for the natural conditions, the plains prevail here. The spread of heights is from 0 to 100 meters above sea level. Here, glass sand and peat are mined on an industrial scale.

The Luga region of the Leningrad Region is located in the temperate continental climate zone. The average temperature here ranges from +17 degrees in June to minus 8 ° C in January. In a year, not more than 700 mm of precipitation falls.

The state of nature

The Luga municipal district is crossed by the Luga River and its tributaries. You can meet a lot of small lakes. There are also many swamps. The soils on which the Luga region is located can be described as podzolic. In the west you can walk along a pine forest. In the north there are plantings of birch and aspen. In the south and east, you can find agricultural land.

Luga region also has a rich fauna. Here you can see foxes, big moose, hares, wolves, wild boars, roe deer. The bird family is represented by black grouse, duck, hazel grouse and wood grouse.

Some sites in the Luga region are protected in a special regime. For example, Mshinskoe bog and White stone. Work is under way to care for the Glebovskaya quagmire, the Syabersky and Chereminetskiy wildlife sanctuaries.

A geological monument of nature are outcrops that illustrate the Devonian and Ordovician rocks. There are several important local attractions that have cognitive and historical significance. You can get here at the station "Iron", which belongs to the Pedagogical University. Students and teachers of biology and geography conduct practical and research work there.

History

The villages of the Luga region were formed as collective farms in 1927. This included 53 rural councils, formerly the district units. From the Troitsky region, two more administrative units were transferred here. In 1928 there was an enlargement, the abolition of 22 village soviets took place.

1930 was marked by the fact that the district became an integral part of the region. Until 1939, there were still some administrative changes, during which parts were added or removed from the main territory. During the Great Patriotic War the area was occupied, and the local places suffered significant damage.

The district underwent another series of changes, during which its borders, the management system and the structure were changed.

Population

As for the demographic situation, in summer there are many more people here because of the many tourists coming from St. Petersburg. Many people like to visit Mshinskaya. This is a beautiful array of gardening. If we consider the latest trends, the population naturally decreases gradually due to urbanization. A little more than half the population lives in settlements where city conditions are created. The majority of citizens by nationality are Russian.

Control

Functions of representative power are implemented by the Council of Deputies. Each settlement sends two people to the legislature. This is usually the head of the local administration, as well as a rank-and-file deputy, who was nominated at the board of governors. The power of the district is represented by the head of his administration.

Since 2006, this position is occupied by Valery Vasiliev. Commissions that interact with local organizations involved in the construction, construction of land are acting on an ongoing basis. These are extrabudgetary bodies that control the construction of housing, the work of communal complexes, the agro-industrial sector, the use of forests, the expenditure of budgetary funds, taxes and finances, business activities, energy, vehicles, communication systems and tourism. Special attention is paid to health protection, provision of pensioners, culture, sport and protection of order.

Other authorities

As for the executive, its powers are given to the administration, whose head is appointed by a candidate elected by a special commission. Since 2006, this position is occupied by Sergei Timofeev, who is supported by three deputies. They deal with the archives, the inspection of the GASN, the affairs of minors, the control of the work of the municipality election commission, the general office work, architecture and construction, accounting, the supervision of the actions of the registry office, the information sphere, politics, culture and sports, and the educational sphere.

In addition, they control and organize work on interaction with individual settlements, coordinate the actions of the agrarian and industrial complexes, and move municipal property. Also, their competence includes the management of communications and transport, the development of the economy, jurisprudence, the financial industry and the protection of the population in social terms.

From the industrial enterprises work the abrasive factory, the enterprises making ferro-concrete, metal designs, mixed fodder, glass, молокопродукты, meat, sintepon, pillows. It is a fairly developed, self-sufficient and independent region.