Shlisselburg
Shlisselburg
Шлиссельбург | |
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Shlisselburg Fortress | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map 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 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kirovsky District |
| Settlement municipal formationSelsoviet | Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Founded | 1323 |
| Town status since | 1780 |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,170 |
• Estimate (2024) | 13,850 (+5.2%) |
| • Capital of | Shlisselburgskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| • Municipal district | Kirovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Shlisselburgskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code | 187320 |
| OKTMO ID | 41625102001 |
| Website | moshlisselburg |
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.