Shlisselburg

Shlisselburg
Шлиссельбург
Town
Shlisselburg Fortress
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg
Location of Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg (Leningrad Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°57′13″N 31°2′18″E / 59.95361°N 31.03833°E / 59.95361; 31.03833
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Administrative districtKirovsky District
Settlement municipal formationShlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Founded1323
Town status since1780
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
13,170
 • Capital ofShlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
 • Municipal districtKirovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementShlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofShlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
187320
OKTMO ID41625102001
Websitemoshlisselburg.ru

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 Census); 12,401 (2002 Census); 12,589 (1989 Soviet census).

The Shlisselburg Fortress and the town center are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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