Lisy Nos
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Lisy Nos is a municipal settlement
in Primorsky District
of the federal city
of St. Petersburg
, Russia
, located on the cape of the same name in the northern part of the Kronstadt Bay. Population:
The Saint Petersburg Dam
runs south from Lisy Nos toward Kotlin Island
.
The settlement originated in the mid-19th century as a dacha
village near a coastal fort, or redoubt
, designed to defend St. Petersburg from the projected British raid during the Crimean War
. The Primorsky Railway (1871) runs through the settlement. It is the site of the Lisiy Nos railway station.
Administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg
The federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, is divided into eighteen city districts , which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.-Admiralteysky District:...
in Primorsky District
Primorsky District, Saint Petersburg
Primorsky District, Saint Petersburg is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia....
of the federal city
Federal cities of Russia
The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects, two of which are federal cities....
of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, 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 cape of the same name in the northern part of the Kronstadt Bay. Population:
The Saint Petersburg Dam
Saint Petersburg Dam
The Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility Complex , unofficially the Saint Petersburg Dam, is a complex of dams for flood control near Saint Petersburg, Russia...
runs south from Lisy Nos toward Kotlin Island
Kotlin Island
Kotlin is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf...
.
The settlement originated in the mid-19th century as a dacha
Dacha
Dacha is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities. Cottages or shacks serving as family's main or only home are not considered dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being converted for year-round residence...
village near a coastal fort, or redoubt
Redoubt
A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick. It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main defensive line and can be a permanent structure or a...
, designed to defend St. Petersburg from the projected British raid during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. The Primorsky Railway (1871) runs through the settlement. It is the site of the Lisiy Nos railway station.