Lesozavodsk [SEP] located next to body of water
Lesozavodsk
Lesozavodsk () is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Ussuri River (Amur's tributary), from the Sino–Russian border and about north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 37,000 (1972). It was formerly known as Ussuri ().
History.
The first settlement on the site was founded in 1924 in connection with a sawmill. The settlement was originally named "Dalles" (), from the Russian word "dalny" for "
, Lesozavodsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Lesozavodsky Urban Okrug.
Transport.
Ruzhino railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway is located in Lesozavodsk. The M60 Highway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok passes about east of the town.
Military.
The 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division of the 5th Army, Far Eastern Military District was based here until 2009 or 2010, when it became a motorized rifle brigade and then a storage base.
Climate.
Lesozavodsk has a humid continental climate with cold and dry winters