Volosovo, Russia

History

It was founded in 1870 as a settlement around the railway station on the railway connecting St. Petersburg and Revel. The name originates from the nearby village of Volosovo. Volosovo was a part of Petergofsky Uyezd of St. Petersburg Governorate). On February 14, 1923, Petergofsky Uyezd was merged with Detskoselsky Uyezd to form Gatchinsky Uyezd, with the administrative center located in Gatchina. On the same day, Gatchina was renamed Trotsk and Gatchinsky Uyezd was renamed Trotsky Uyezd, after Leon Trotsky.

On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Volosovsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Volosovo, was established. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On April 20, 1930, Volosovo was granted suburban settlement status. On July 5, 1937, its status was changed to work settlement.

Between August 1941 and January 1944, during World War II, Volosovo was occupied by German troops. The Germans operated the Dulag 102 prisoner-of-war camp in the settlement, following its relocation from Rakvere in German-occupied Estonia. There were very poor conditions in the camp, with the POWs subjected to food shortages, overcrowding, lack of medical care and harassment, which led to a high mortality rate. Jews and Communists were executed by the Sicherheitsdienst.

From the History section of Volosovo, Volosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.