Shlisselburg

Shlisselburg
Шлиссельбург
Town
Shlisselburg Fortress
Shlisselburg Fortress
Flag of Shlisselburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Shlisselburg
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg is located in Russia
Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg
Location of Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg is located in Leningrad Oblast
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 formationSelsovietShlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Founded1323
Town status since1780
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
13,170
 • Estimate 
(2024)
13,850 (+5.2%)
 • Capital ofShlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
 • Municipal districtKirovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementShlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofShlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
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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