Lebyazhye, Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
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Lebyazhye is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in Lomonosovsky District
of Leningrad Oblast
, Russia
, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) west of Lomonosov
and 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) east of Sosnovy Bor. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1500 under the Swedish rule. The area was conquered by Peter the Great in the early 18th century and was given by the Tsar to Boris Sheremetev. The Sheremetev family built a manor house here in the 18th century.
Krasnaya Gorka fort
was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century on the coast near the settlement. The fort played a key part in the Siege of Leningrad
as the center of the Oranienbaum Bridgehead
during World War II
.
Lebyazhye is connected by bus and rail to Saint Petersburg.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in Lomonosovsky District
Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Leningrad Oblast, Russia....
of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) west of Lomonosov
Lomonosov, Russia
Lomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, west of St. Petersburg proper. Population:...
and 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) east of Sosnovy Bor. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1500 under the Swedish rule. The area was conquered by Peter the Great in the early 18th century and was given by the Tsar to Boris Sheremetev. The Sheremetev family built a manor house here in the 18th century.
Krasnaya Gorka fort
Krasnaya Gorka fort
Krasnaya Gorka is a coastal artillery fortress west of Lomonosov, Russia on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, opposite Kotlin Island and the Baltic Fleet's base at Kronshtadt...
was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century on the coast near the settlement. The fort played a key part in the Siege of Leningrad
Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
as the center of the Oranienbaum Bridgehead
Oranienbaum Bridgehead
The Oranienbaum Bridgehead was an isolated portion of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia, which was retained under Soviet control during the siege of Leningrad in World War II...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Lebyazhye is connected by bus and rail to Saint Petersburg.