Shlisselburg

Also known as Schlisselburg, Oreshek, Schlüsselburg, Orekhovets, Orechovets, Schluesselburg

Shlisselburg (, ; ; ; ), 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, east of St. Petersburg. Population:

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Shlisselburg is a Russian town located where the Neva River begins at Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg, and has been known by different names throughout its history, including Oreshek and Petrokrepost. The town is notable for its strategic location at this important geographical junction in northwestern Russia.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Shlisselburg
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Шлиссельбург
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Oreshek (fortress) view01.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Shlisselburg Fortress
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Shlisselburg (Leningrad oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Shlisselburg (Leningrad oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Leningrad Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Kirovsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur: Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type: Settlement municipal formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Kirovsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 13170
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1323
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date: 1780