On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Volosovsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Volosovo, was established.[12] The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.[12] On April 20, 1930, Volosovo was granted suburban settlement status.[12] On July 5, 1937, its status was changed to work settlement.[12] Between August 1941 and January 1944, during World War II, Volosovo was occupied by German troops.[12] On February 1, 1963, Volosovsky District was abolished and merged into Kingiseppsky District; on January 13, 1965, however, it was re-established.[12] It had remained the last district of Leningrad Oblast the administrative center of which was not a town;[citation needed] this changed on April 14, 1999 when town status was granted to Volosovo.[3] During the Soviet period it was a developed industrial town.
There are enterprises of food and timber industries in Volosovo.[13]
On June 6, 2024 the Novotrans holding company and the Leningrad oblast administration signed an agreement to invest 4.9 billion rubles in the production of hopper and gondola cars based in Volosovo.[14]
The town has access to the A180 Highway, which connects St. Petersburg and Ivangorod and runs north of Volosovo. It coincides with the European route E20 connecting St. Petersburg via Tallinn with Shannon Airport. Volosovo is also connected by roads with Gatchina and Kingisepp. There are local roads as well.
Military
Southwest of Volosovo was the Sumsk air base facility, which saw some use during the Cold War.
Culture and recreation
Volosovo contains one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. This is a mass grave of Red Army soldiers killed during the Civil War in Russia and during World War II.[15]
^ abcИстория (in Russian). МО "Волосовское городское поселение". Retrieved March 19, 2014.
^ abИнформация о районе (in Russian). Администрация муниципального образования Волосовский муниципальный район Ленинградской области. Retrieved March 19, 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 №64-оз от 24 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Волосовский муниципальный район и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Областного закона №17-оз от 6 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые областные законы в связи с принятием федерального закона "О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации в связи с совершенствованием организации местного самоуправления"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования (15 октября 2004 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Правительства Ленинградской области", №30, 5 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast. Oblast Law #64-oz of September 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Volosovsky Municipal District and to the Municipal Formations Comprised By It, as amended by the Oblast Law #17-oz of May 6, 2010 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Due to the Adoption of the Federal Law "On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Due to the Improvement of the Organization of the Local Self-Government". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication (October 15 2004).).
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