The settlement of Boksity (Бокси́ты)[8] was established in 1929 to house the workers of the local bauxite mine.[2] It was a part of Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast.[9] In December 1934, the construction of a bauxite plant started.[8] In 1935, the settlement was granted urban-type settlement status and given its present name.[2] In 1940, the population neared 10,000 and a school, kindergarten, nursery, ambulatory and drugstore, several canteens, and shops were built.[8] In 1950, Boksitogorsk was granted town status[2] and on July 25, 1952 it became the administrative center of Boksitogorsky District.[8]
The town population reached its peak in 1979, at 23,200 people. Like much of Russia, the population of Boksitogorsk has gradually decreased since the 1980s. The ethnic composition of the town's population is primarily Russian.
Several manufacturing enterprises are located in Boksitogorsk, including the aluminum metallurgy plant, which is one of the daughter companies of Rusal, as well as producers of reinforced concrete, alcohol, food, and milk. Companies extracting peat and producing plastic ware also operate out of Boksitogorsk.[12]
Autoroute H-3 Dymi–Boksitogorsk–Bochevo runs across the town.
Autoroute A-114 Issad–Pikalyovo–Vologda runs 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the north of Boksitogorsk.
A local line connects Bolshoy Dvor railway station on the St. Petersburg–Vologda railway line with Boksitogorsk. However, currently[as of?] there is no passenger service. Domestic flights onboard An-2 and Yak-12 craft to Leningrad and Tikhvin were serviced from the local airfield between the 1960s and 1980s.
Public transport includes several town, suburb, and inter-town bus routes operated by local transport companies.
Boksitogorsk contains one cultural heritage monument classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is the cinema building.[13]
^ abcdО поселении (in Russian). Администрация Бокситогорского городского поселения. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^История района (in Russian). Бокситогорский муниципальный район. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №32-оз от 15 июня 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ленинградской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Областного закона №23-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований『Приморское городское поселение』Выборгского района Ленинградской области и『Глебычевское сельское поселение』Выборгского района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вести", №112, 23 июня 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #32-oz of June 15, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Leningrad Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Oblast Law #23-oz of May 8, 2014 On Merging the Municipal Formations of "Primorskoye Urban Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and "Glebychevskoye Rural Settlement" in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
Законодательное собрание Ленинградской области. Областной закон №78-оз от 26 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Бокситогорский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Областного закона №22-оз от 8 мая 2014 г. «Об объединении муниципальных образований Анисимовское сельское поселение Бокситогорского муниципального района Ленинградской области и Самойловское сельское поселение Бокситогорского муниципального района Ленинградской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Областные законы». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования (29 ноября 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Правительства Ленинградской области", №34, 19 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #78-oz of October 26, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Boksitogorsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Oblast Law #22-oz of May 8, 2014 On the Merger of the Municipal Formations of Anisimovskoye Rural Settlement in Boksitogorsky Municipal District of Leningrad Oblast and Samoylovskoye Rural Settlement in Boksitogorsky Municipal District of Leningrad Oblast and on Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication (November 29, 2004).).
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