Municipal District as Lodeynopolskoye Urban Settlement. Economy Industry There are timber and food industry enterprises. Transportation The railway connecting St. Petersburg and Murmansk passes Lodeynoye Pole. The M18 Highway, connecting St. Petersburg and Murmansk, passes Lodeynoye Pole as well. A paved road branches off east in Lodeynoye Pole and continues to Vytegra in Vologda Oblast via Podporozhye. There are also local roads. The Volga–Baltic Waterway, connecting the basins of the Volga and the Neva Rivers, follows the Svir River. There is regular cruise and cargo traffic along the waterway. Military The town was home to Lodeynoye Pole air base, which hosted an interceptor aircraft regiment during the Cold War. Culture and recreation Lodeynoye Pole contains two cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally seventeen objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. Most of these are the monuments commemorating the events of World War II. The Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, founded in the 15th century, is located in the village of Staraya Sloboda several kilometers northwest of Lodeynoye Pole. The Lodeynoye Pole District Museum is located in the town and is the only state museum in the district. Twin towns and sister cities Lodeynoye Pole is twinned with: Gildeskål, Norway References Notes Sources Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast Former subdivisions of Leningrad Oblast Lodeynopolsky District Lodeynopolsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1702 1702 establishments in Russia