Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast

Slantsy
Сланцы
Lenina Square in Slantsy
Location of Slantsy
Slantsy
Location of Slantsy
Slantsy
Slantsy (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°07′N 28°04′E / 59.117°N 28.067°E / 59.117; 28.067
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtSlantsevsky District
Settlement municipal formationSlantsevskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
FoundedDecember 20, 1934
Town status sinceApril 5, 1949
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
  Total
33,485
  Capital ofSlantsevsky District, Slantsevskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
  Municipal districtSlantsevsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementSlantsevskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofSlantsevsky Municipal District, Slantsevskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
188560, 188561, 188563–188565
OKTMO ID41642101001
Websitemoslgp.ru

Slantsy (Russian: Сла́нцы "Oil shales") is a town and the administrative center of Slantsevsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Plyussa River, 192 kilometers (119 mi) west of St. Petersburg. Population: 33,485(2010 Census); 37,371(2002 Census); 43,087(1989 Soviet census)..