Shlisselburg
Town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Schlüsselburg" redirects here. For the Czech municipality, see Lnáře.
Shlisselburg (Russian: Шлиссельбу́рг, IPA: [ʂlʲɪsʲɪlʲˈburk]; German: Schlüsselburg; Finnish: Pähkinälinna; Swedish: Nöteborg), formerly Oreshek (Орешек) (1323–1611) and Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость) (1944–1992), is a town in Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 13,170 (2010 Russian census);[3] 12,401 (2002 Census);[8] 12,589 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
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Shlisselburg
Шлиссельбург | |
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Coordinates: 59°57′13″N 31°2′18″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kirovsky District[1] |
Settlement municipal formation | Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
Founded | 1323 |
Town status since | 1780[2] |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,170 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 14,725 (+11.8%) |
• Capital of | Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
• Municipal district | Kirovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 187320 |
OKTMO ID | 41625102001 |
Website | moshlisselburg |
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The Shlisselburg Fortress and the town center are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.