Kamennogorsk

Kamennogorsk Каменногорск
Location o Kamennogorsk
Kamennogorsk Location o Kamennogorsk
Coordinates: 60°57′3″N 29°7′51″E
Kintra	Roushie
Federal subject	Leningrad Oblast
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2018)	6,595
Time zone	UTC+3 (Moscow Time )
Postal code(s)	188950
OKTMO ID	41615106001

Kamennogorsk (Roushie: Каменного́рск; Finnish: Antrea; Swadish: S:t Andree), kent as Antrea afore 1948, is a toun in Vyborgsky Destrict o Leningrad Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Karelie Isthmus on the left bank o the Vuoksa River (Lake Ladoga's basin) 170 kilometer (110 mi) northwast o St. Petersburg. Population: 6,739 (2010 Census); 6,084 (2002 Census); 5,694 (1989 Census).

In the 14t-17t centuries, Antrea wis a main admeenistrative centre o Karelie dounsets on Upper Vuoksa. The name comes frae Lutheran commonty foondit in the 17t century an the kirk o Saunt Andrew. Afore 1939 tred dounset Antrea wis attached tae volost o the same name o Viipuri Province o Finland. In 1948, it wis renamit Granitny, later Pervomaysk, an feenally Kamennogorsk.

At the beginnin o 20t century unner a layer o peat a steid o Stane Age men wis discovered. Foond at the steid wis firth an flint implements, polisht instruments o shale, remains o net o nettle fibers, saxteen fishin floats o piny bark, thirty-ane stane plummets, a lang bane dagger, remains o nets wi a lenth o 27 meter (89 ft) an a width o up tae 3 meter (9.8 ft).

A lairge quarry for extraction o grey granite is situatit in Kamennogorsk. An aw thare is an affset paper factory, which afore the war wis uised for producin succar frae succar beets.

Notable fowk

• Matti Kekki
• Antti Litja