Luga district is a territory in the south of the Leningrad region. The formation of the district took place in 1927. Previously, this area was called county, it has been functioning since 1781. The center is located in the city of Luga.
Territory and climatic conditions
Luga district of the Leningrad region occupies 6070 square meters. km This is about 8% of the entire region. Throughout the region, the item is given the fifth largest place. In the north is the Gatchina region, in the south - the border with the Pskov region. To get to the Luga district, you need to drive 140 kilometers from St. Petersburg.
As for natural conditions, plains prevail here. The spread of heights is from 0 to 100 meters above sea level. Glass sand and peat are mined on an industrial scale.
Luga district of the Leningrad region is located in a zone of moderate continental climate. The average temperature here ranges from +17 degrees in June to minus 8 ° C in January. No more than 700 mm of precipitation falls annually.
State of nature
The Luga municipal district is crossed by the Luga River and its tributaries. You can meet a large number of small lakes. There are also many swamps. The soils on which the Luga region stands can be described as podzolic. In the west you can walk through a pine forest. In the north are plantations of birch and aspen. In the south and east you can find land reserved for agricultural activities.
Luga district 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 capercaillie.
Some sites in the Luga district are protected in a special mode. For example, Mshinsky swamp and White stone. Work is underway to care for the Glebovsky quagmire, the reserves of Syabersky and Cheremenetsky.
The geological monument of nature are outcrops that illustrate the Devonian and Ordovician rocks. There are several other important local attractions of cognitive and historical significance. You can get here to the station "Iron", owned by the Pedagogical University. Students and teachers of biology and geography conduct practical and research work there.
History
The villages of the Luga district took shape as collective farms in 1927. This included 53 village councils, formerly county units. Two more administrative units moved here from the Troitsky district. In 1928, enlargement took place, 22 village councils were abolished.
The year 1930 was marked by the fact that the district became an integral part of the region. Until 1939, some more administrative changes took place, during which parts were either added or removed from the main territory. During the Great Patriotic War, the area was occupied, and the local area suffered significant damage.
The district underwent a number of changes, during which its borders, control system and device changed.
Population
As for the demographic situation, there are much more people here in the summer due to the fact that many tourists come from St. Petersburg. Many people like to visit Mshinskaya. This is a wonderful array reserved for gardening. If you look at the latest trends, the population naturally decreases gradually due to urbanization. In settlements where urban conditions are created, slightly more than half the population of the region lives. Most citizens are Russians by nationality.
Control
The functions of representative power are implemented by the Council of Deputies. Each settlement sends two people to the legislature. This, as a rule, is the head of the local administration, as well as an ordinary deputy, who was nominated on the board of managers. The district is represented by the head of his administration.
Since 2006, this position has been occupied by Valery Vasiliev. Commissions engaged in interaction with local organizations involved in the construction and arrangement of land operate on an ongoing basis. These are extra-budgetary bodies that supervise the erection of housing, the operation of communal complexes, the agro-industrial sector, the use of forests, budget expenditures, taxes and finances, entrepreneurial activity, energy, vehicles, communication systems and tourism. Special attention is paid to the protection of health, provision of senior citizens, culture, sports and law enforcement.
Other powers
As for the executive branch, its powers are given to the administration, the head of which is appointed by a candidate elected by a special commission. Since 2006, this position has been occupied by Sergey Timofeev, who is supported by three deputies. They are involved in archives, the SAS inspectorate, juvenile affairs, monitoring the work of the election commission of the municipality, general paperwork, architecture and construction work, accounting, supervision 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 agricultural and industrial complexes, and the transfer of municipal property. Also in their competence includes the management of communications and transport, the development of the economy, law, the financial sector and the protection of the population in social terms.
The industrial enterprises include an abrasive plant, enterprises producing reinforced concrete, metal structures, animal feed, glass, dairy products, meat, synthetic winterizer, pillows. This is a fairly developed, self-sufficient and independent region.