Sertolovo

Sertolovo is a city in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, positioned north of St. Petersburg. It became founded in 1936 on the location of a former agreement of Ingrian Finns, whose inhabitants were deported. The agreement became noted in earlier resources as Sirotala. In 1936, navy personnel moved in and in 1939 -1940, Sertolovo become used as a base from wherein troops have been despatched to the Winter War. From the beginning, Sertolovo turned into a part of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast.

During World War II, it turned into no longer occupied and was together with the town of Leningrad surrounded by way of German and Finnish troops. After the struggle, there has been almost no civil population in Sertolovo, till huge housing production started inside the 50s. In 1977, Sertolovo was granted urban-type agreement popularity, and in 1998, metropolis repute. It changed into the city of oblast importance until 2010, while the administrative shape of Leningrad Oblast became harmonized with its municipal structure. At that point, Sertolovo became a metropolis of district importance.