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Alexander Palace

If the luxurious Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo was created for pompous receptions, then its simpler neighbor was intended for living. The future Romanov family residence was built under Catherine II. In 1796, the palace became a worthy wedding gift to the Tsarina’s grandson Alexander Pavlovich.

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Grand Cascade in Peterhof

Triumph, triumph, victory - this is the meaning inherent in one of the most beautiful fountain complexes in the world, in a brilliant monument of Baroque art, in the legendary Grand Cascade of Peterhof. But this cascade is not just an architectural masterpiece, but also the culmination of the Peter the Great palace and park complex.

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Gatchina

The main attraction of Gatchina is the state museum-reserve of the same name, which includes a palace and park ensemble and the Gatchina Palace, built at the end of the 18th century according to the design of Antonio Rinaldi. The atmosphere of the architect’s homeland has taken root perfectly in the harsh northern expanses.

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Monplaisir Palace

A walk through Monplaisir is truly a royal pleasure. At its foot, the waves of the Gulf of Finland quietly whisper, the emerald foliage of Peterhof Park rustles around, and the palace building itself, dating from the early 18th century, can give odds to any castle from the far banks of the Loire in its elegance and originality.

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The road of life

During the Second World War, the only highway passing through Ladoga was called the road of life. During the navigation period, the path was on water, in winter - on frozen ice. In September 1941, as a result of an unsuccessful start to the war and the failure of the defense of Leningrad, Germany and its allies Finland surrounded the city.

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Koporskaya Fortress

The Koporye Fortress, located in the northwestern reaches of Russia, fifteen kilometers from the Gulf of Finland, is a real treasure for lovers of Russian antiquity and history. Judge for yourself: the fortress, founded by German knights, was repeatedly transferred from the Russians to the Swedes, then back.

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Fortress in Staraya Ladoga

The ancient fortress is one of the main attractions in Staraya Ladoga. This historical monument, like most objects in the village, is part of the Staraya Ladoga Historical, Architectural and Archaeological Museum-Reserve. It is no coincidence that the fortress is located in the very center of the village.

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Round tower in Vyborg

The round tower in Vyborg is not so large and impressive, but its characteristic, memorable silhouette has long become a symbol of the city. The point is not only in the silhouette and recognizable smooth lines of the roof, but also in the fact that this tower is one of the oldest city buildings preserved from the times of the fortress.

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We should not forget about the last summer residence of the Romanovs, which, like many palace and park ensembles of the Leningrad region, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. We are talking about Pavlovsk. It is recognized as one of the most beautiful landscape parks in the world.

Peterhof is a city with a three-hundred-year history, a magnificent combination of architecture, a city of fountains. It was here that one of the favorite residences of Peter the Great was located. The Russian ruler wanted this place to be like Versailles, and, I must say, it turned out quite well.

And, of course, you can’t help but stop by Tsarskoe Selo - the city of Pushkin. There are countless attractions in this corner of the Leningrad region: the Great Catherine Palace, Alexander Park, Catherine Park, Alexander Palace and several other palaces and parks.

The Izhora Ram monument, located near Kolpino, was erected in memory of the courage and perseverance of the soldiers of the Soviet army who defended Kolpino for nine hundred days - one of the last lines on the approaches to Leningrad.

100 kilometers southwest of St. Petersburg, on the edge of the Izhora Upland, there is an outstanding monument of Russian defensive architecture of the 13th century - the Koporye Fortress. The fortress was rebuilt several times, passing several times into the hands of the Swedes, then returning to Russia. Unfortunately, the entrance to it is closed due to its emergency condition, but the appearance is very close to the historical one.

Another attraction of the Leningrad region is the city of Lomonosov. This is the only palace and park ensemble that has been authentically preserved from the 18th century.

Gatchina is a city whose architecture is a valuable monument of Russian urban culture of the 17th-19th centuries. Its main attraction is the palace and park ensemble, built in the mid-18th century. Speaking about Gatchina, it is also worth mentioning the Gatchina geysers. These fountains, the height of which sometimes reaches 1-1.5 meters, flow directly from the ground. They are located in the Gatchina region, in the forest, near the village of Korpikovo. In winter they freeze and turn into ice mountains.

We talk about places in the region, any of which are perfect for a weekend trip.

1. Sablinsky caves

Sablinsky Nature Reserve is an ensemble of objects in the Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region. Stunning nature, canyons, caves and waterfalls, shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere. Previously, quartz sand was mined in these places; the now abandoned mines are popular among tourists and residents of our city. On the territory of the caves there is the only functioning underground chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Russia.

Take the train to the railway station. "Sablino", then by minibus or bus. By car: along the Moskovskoe highway (M-10), turn at the sign for the village. Ulyanovka.

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One of the most amazing and little-known attractions of Gatchina are the geysers. Here, in the middle of the forest, real natural fountains emerge from the ground. In winter, the water around the geysers freezes, and strangely shaped ice mountains of a soft green color form around the fountains.

The geysers are located near the village of Korpikovo, Gatchina district. If you come from the direction of Gatchina from the station. “Marienburg” along the Korpikovskoe highway to Korpikovo - before reaching the bridge, turn left onto the dirt road and drive to the gardening area, then along the main gardening road to the parking lot. Next - along the paths into the forest.

3. Fortress Oreshek

The fortress was founded by the Novgorod prince Yuri Danilovich, the grandson of Alexander Nevsky, in 1323. In 1612, the fortress came under Swedish rule, at which time it was renamed Noteburg. In 1702, during the Northern War, the fortress was recaptured by Russian troops and renamed Shlisselburg - “key city”.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Shlisselburg fortress was called the “Russian Bastille” - members of the royal family, pretenders to the throne, prominent government and public figures were kept here. Now you can visit the inner passages of the two towers, the old prison "Secret House", and the exhibition, which is located in the building of the "New Prison".

How to get there: take minibus No. 575 from the Ulitsa Dybenko metro station to Petrokrepost. From Shlisselburg you can get to the island by boat or private boat.

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On the outskirts of the village of Lopukhinka in the Lomonosovsky district you can find a huge ravine, about several tens of meters deep. A small river, Ruditsa, flows along its bottom. More than a hundred years ago, a dam was built on the river, thanks to which an amazing lake appeared in these parts, striking the imagination of tourists with the unusual color of its water.

To get to the natural monument, you need to get to Peterhof, then take a regular bus to the village of Koporye to a stop in the village of Lopukhinka.

5. Fortress city of Korela

Modern Priozersk, one of the oldest cities in Russia, was built around the fortress. It was first mentioned in written sources as the city of Korela: in the chronicle compiled at the end of the 16th - beginning of the 17th century, it is noted that it was in Korela in 879 that Prince Rurik himself, the founder of the Rurik dynasty, was buried.

It was an important trade-military and religious-cultural center in the territory where the Korela tribe lived. Now there is an interesting museum attached to the fortress that tells about its history. Visitors can also walk around the territory of the fortress, visit the Round Tower, and look at tanks and howitzers from the Second World War.

How to get there: by car along the Priozerskoye Highway, by train from the Finland Station. Bus No. 859 runs from the Devyatkino metro station. If you wish, you can stay at one of the hotels in Priozersk.

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These caves differ from many others with their unusual vaults, vaguely reminiscent of Gothic architecture. Rumor has it that the local passages at one time extended up to 15 kilometers deep; today, due to collapses, only hundreds of meters remain. Let us note that the breathtaking corridors of the dungeons were not formed without human participation. Previously, in these places, next to the village of Borshchevo, sand was mined for glass production.

How to get there: by train to Oredezh station and on foot about 5 km. By car - to Luga along the M-20 highway, from Luga along the P-41 highway to Oredezh. After Oredezh there will be the village of Borshchevo, where you turn left to the lake. On the descent there is an abandoned brick building, from it there will be an entrance to the right 50 meters away.

7. Ecological trail “Komarovsky Coast”

Not long ago, the city’s first ecological trail, 2.8 km long, was opened on the territory of the Komarovsky Coast natural monument in the Kurortny district. For lovers of wildlife there is a real complex of paths, equipped with pedestrian wooden decks. Along the way there are neat benches; in the center of the route there is a large gazebo, in the shade of which you can rest and chat. And in order not to get lost on the trail, you can use signs or information stands.

Address: Komarovo, entrance to the trail from Morskaya Street. You can get to Komarovo by train from the Finlyandsky Station or from Udelnaya, and there is also bus No. 411 (Chernaya Rechka and Staraya Derevnya metro stations). We also note that in Komarovo and its surroundings there are several inexpensive boarding houses and holiday homes.

8. Mon Repos Nature Reserve

A rocky landscape park of the 18th-19th centuries of rare beauty is located on the lands of a former private estate. In general, the territory of the museum-reserve in Vyborg includes the estate complex: the Main Manor House and the Library Wing, architectural monuments of the Classical era; rocky landscape park - a monument to landscape gardening art of the late 18th - early 19th centuries; forest park area; part of the water area of ​​Zashchitnaya Bay; offshore islands.

You can get to Vyborg by train from Finlyandsky Station or by buses No. 850, 859 from the Devyatkino and Parnas metro stations. If you wish, you can stay at one of the city hotels, leave your things there and go to the reserve lightly. In Vyborg, buses N1, 6 go from the railway station and bus station to the park (then 600 m on foot).

9. Park complex “Bogoslovka Estate”

The complex is located in the Nevsky Forest Park of the Vsevolozhsk region. On the territory of the complex there are examples of Russian wooden architecture. Buildings are being erected that existed in other cities and regions of Russia, but were lost.

The pearl is the church in the name of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary - a unique monument of church architecture of ancient Russian wooden architecture of the 18th century, founded in 1708, lost (burned down) in 1963. The park complex “Bogoslovka Estate” / “Zinovievs” has been one of the cultural sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.

How to get there: by bus or minibus from the metro station. "Lomonosovskaya" to the village named after Sverdlov.

10. Mannerheim Line

The Finnish defense line is located on the Karelian Isthmus. Today here you can see the preserved complexes of defensive fortifications, frozen in this place as a memory of the winter battles of 1939-1940. Many bunkers, blown up and dotted with traces of shells, rows of stone gouges, dug trenches and anti-tank ditches - all this is well preserved, despite the fact that more than 70 years have passed.

How to get there: by train from the Finlyandsky station towards Vyborg to the station. “Leipyasuo” or “Gavrilovo”, further on foot. By car - along the Scandinavia highway to Gavrilovo, then to Kamenka to an altitude of 65.5, from there on foot.

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On the territory of the untouched reserve there is a bison nursery. This is a unique place where you can see bison in their natural habitat.

Get there by minibus from the station. m. "pr. Enlightenment" and from Art. "Devyatkino" metro station or by train (from the Finlyandsky station or the "Devyatkino" railway station) to the Toksovo railway station (Priozersky direction), then 20 minutes on foot. By car: through Murino, then along Toksovskoye Highway.

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This 800-meter man-made rapid is by far the largest in Europe. Just the sight of the powerful seething stream connecting the upper lake of the Vuoksa system and Lake Sukhodolskoye takes your breath away. In summer, many competitions and festivals are held in these picturesque places. Sometimes they even go down the rapids on inflatable women.

How to get there: by train from Finlyandsky railway station to Losevo railway station. By car - get to 81 km of Priozerskoye Highway (Losevo village). You can stay either in a tent camp on the shore or at the Losevo recreation center.

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The island in Lake Ladoga is popular due to its unique nature and the charming architecture of local chapels and temples. In the southwest of the island you can find a sandy beach followed by a steep sandy ledge, and in the center of the island is the towering Snake Mountain. With the advent of Orthodoxy, a chapel was installed on the boulder, and the Konevsky Monastery was founded on the island.

How to get there: by train to the railway station. Otradnoe. From Otradny you can get to Vladimirskaya Bay, from where boats go to Konevets, by local regular bus. Note that there is a hotel at the monastery on the island.

14. Devon cliff and church

In the village of Khotnezha, a building built in the Byzantine style, built in the 19th century, has been preserved. The church stands on a pine hill just behind the bridge over the Lemovzha River. Another attraction is the Devonian 30-meter cliff above the river.

Get by car to Volosov, then to Moloskovitsy, there turn south towards B. Sabsk. In Izvoz, turn left to Lemovzha.

15. Volkovitsa Tower

There are various rumors and legends around the tower. Some argue that the tower is a kind of outpost of the Novgorodians, a kind of lighthouse on which a fire was lit when the enemy approached, but in fact it is a former windmill. Be that as it may, there is clearly a lot to see here, especially the preserved part of the park and the hydraulic system.

The village of Volkovitsy is located 20 km from Krasnoye Selo, along the Tallinn highway, after Kipenya, turn left to the village of Kelosi along the highway leading to Volosovo. Regular bus 484A runs here from the bus ring near the Kirovsky Zavod, the final stop is around the corner of the external lobby of the Kirovsky Zavod metro station.

NORTHWESTERN Federal District. Leningrad region.. Area 85.9 thousand sq. km. Formed on August 1, 1927.
Administrative center of the federal district - city ​​of St. Petersburg.

Leningrad region– a subject of the Russian Federation, part of the Northwestern Federal District, located in the north-west of the European part of Russia. From the west, the territory of the region is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Finland, from the north – by Lake Ladoga. The region is rich in rivers and lakes.

Leningrad region– is part of the North-Western economic region. Industry is the basis of the region's economy; various sectors have developed. The basis of industrial production is made up of more than 360 medium and large enterprises. The leading industries of the Leningrad region are: food, forestry, woodworking and pulp and paper, fuel industry, electric power, mechanical engineering and metalworking, non-ferrous metallurgy, chemical and petrochemical industries, building materials industry.
Agriculture is also an important area of ​​the economy of the Leningrad Region; the region occupies a leading position in the Russian Federation in terms of livestock and poultry productivity. A significant portion of the potato and vegetable harvest comes from private household plots. The main vegetable crops are cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, onions, and beets. Cereal crops are also grown in the region: barley, rye, oats, mainly for feed to livestock and poultry. In addition, fur farming is developing in the region: mink, muskrat, blue and black-silver foxes and other animals are bred.
The transport complex of the Leningrad region is the most important link not only in the all-Russian, but also in the global transport system.

In 1708, the duchy was transformed into the Ingria province. Since 1710 - St. Petersburg, in 1914-1924 - Petrograd, since 1924 - Leningrad province.
The Leningrad region was formed on August 1, 1927, as part of the territories previously occupied by the Leningrad, Murmansk, Novgorod, Pskov and Cherepovets provinces.
The Leningrad region was awarded the Order of Lenin on November 30, 1966. - for the courage and heroism shown in the defeat of the Nazi occupiers near Leningrad, and for the successes achieved in the development of the national economy.
and the Order of the October Revolution on January 26, 1984. - for the successes of the region's workers in economic and cultural construction, as well as the courage and heroism shown in defending the Fatherland during the Great Patriotic War.

Cities and districts of the Leningrad region.

Cities of the Leningrad region: Boksitogorsk, Volosovo, Volkhov, Vsevolozhsk, Vyborg, Vysotsk, Gatchina, Ivangorod, Kamennogorsk, Kingisepp, Kirishi, Kirovsk, Kommunar, Lodeynoye Pole, Meadows, Lyuban, Nikolskoye, Novaya Ladoga, Otradnoye, Pikalevo, Podporozhye, Primorsk, Priozersk, Svetogorsk, Sertolovo, Slantsy, Sosnovy Bor, Syasstroy, Tikhvin, Tosno, Shlisselburg.

The largest cities in the Leningrad region: Gatchina, Sosnovy Bor, Tikhvin, Kirishi.

Urban districts of the Leningrad region:"Sosnovoborsky".

Municipal districts - Administrative center: Boksitogorsk municipal district – Boksitogorsk; Volosovsky municipal district - Volosovo; Volkhov municipal district - Volkhov; Vsevolozhsk municipal district - Vsevolozhsk; Vyborg municipal district - Vyborg; Gatchina municipal district - Gatchina city; Kingisepp municipal district - Kingisepp; Kirishi municipal district - Kirishi; Kirovsky municipal district - Kirovsk; Lodeynopolsky municipal district - Lodeynoye Pole; Lomonosov municipal district - Lomonosov; Luga municipal district - Luga city; Podporozhye municipal district - Podporozhye; Priozersky municipal district - Priozersk; Slantsevsky municipal district - Slantsy; Sosnovy Bor urban district - Sosnovy Bor; Tikhvin municipal district - Tikhvin; Tosnensky municipal district - Tosno.

You can look at the objects in the corresponding sections of our photo catalogue.

First, some statistics. In terms of area (84 thousand sq. km), the Leningrad region ranks 39th among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. That is, in area it is almost twice as large as Moscow (44 thousand sq. km). 1.8 million people live in the Leningrad region, 7.3 million live in the Moscow region (this is data for 2016). The Leningrad region is, frankly speaking, unevenly populated. The most populated areas are those adjacent to St. Petersburg - Vsevolozhsky and Gatchina. At the same time, the Podporozhye and Lodeynopolsky districts are comparable in population density (4-6 people per 1 sq. km) with Western Siberia.

It is clear that prices for residential real estate are different everywhere. However, there is a peculiarity here. But outside the 50-kilometer zone from St. Petersburg, the distance to the metropolis itself has almost no effect on prices and the level of activity of housing markets. Everything is different here: cheap residential real estate compared to other locations is a sign of unemployment. At the same time, if you can find a job, then housing is expensive and construction is active.

Who is moving to the Leningrad region?

Of course, those who are today considering the possibility of moving to the Leningrad region are driven not only by economic motives. Not everyone likes the rhythm of life set by the metropolis. Thanks to relatively low prices on the real estate market, the Leningrad region attracts migrants from the “north”, from the shift regions of Siberia, retired military personnel, and participants in federal housing programs.

According to realtors specializing in regional clients, the budget for purchasing housing for the majority of those wishing to move to the Leningrad region ranges from 2 to 4 million rubles.

Many of those who move to the Leningrad region note the favorable maritime climate, relatively favorable environmental conditions, as well as the proximity of Europe (for example, realtors from Kingisepp joke that they can go to Estonia not only on weekends, but also during lunch breaks), and the northern capital itself.

By the way, St. Petersburg residents have also been moving to the Leningrad region in recent years. Young people who do not want to break with the metropolis - in, which are located mainly in the Vsevolozhsk region (Murino-Novoe Devyatkino, Bugry, Kudrovo). Therefore, suburban development has been rapidly densifying in recent years, and high-rise buildings are growing here, filled to capacity with small-sized studio apartments.

Regional or city registration?

By the way, what is the difference between regional and city registration? It is important to remember that Russians receive most social services at their place of registration. For example, in a dacha area you will not be able to count on a “social package” in the form of a school, kindergarten or outpatient medical care.

As for the situation with places in kindergartens and schools, it differs in different regional areas. It all depends on the specific territory. For example, in the settlements closest to St. Petersburg, where mass housing construction has begun in recent years, the situation with social infrastructure, to put it mildly, is not good.

Another point that always requires in-depth study is medical care. For example, in the “border” areas of St. Petersburg and the region, it happens that an ambulance arrives at a “city” house almost immediately, and to a neighboring, “regional” house within forty minutes from the nearest regional center.

Apartments in regional centers

In settlements within a 100-kilometer zone, prices for spacious “secondary” apartments sometimes seem simply “communist” to potential new residents: for example, for the price of a studio apartment in St. Petersburg, in almost any regional center (except for Gatchina and Vsevolozhsk), you can buy a spacious two-bedroom -, or even a three-room apartment in a relatively “fresh” standard house of regional modification.

By the way, since Soviet times it has been the custom that houses with more spacious apartments than in the city were built in the region. For example, in panel houses of the 121st series of the 1980s (in some areas they are called “Gatchinkas”) there are three-room ones - with halls up to 19 square meters. m and kitchens up to 14 sq. m. Such housing was once offered to shock workers of Komsomol construction projects in Kingisepp, Vyborg, and Priozersk.

Apartment markets in remote areas are well balanced in terms of price-quality of life ratio. Judge for yourself. For example, prices for one-room apartments in Lodeynoye Pole start at 800 thousand rubles. With a budget of just over 1.2 million rubles. here you can buy a one-room apartment in a house with a clean entrance, friendly neighbors, shops, clinics, kindergartens and schools within a distance of no more than ten minutes of a leisurely walk. Two-room apartments in panels with improved layouts or brick houses - from 1.5 million rubles, three-room apartments - from 1.9 million rubles. By adding the amounts of 300-500 thousand rubles to the prices indicated above, we will get an idea of ​​the prices for similar housing in Priozersk, Vyborg or Kingisepp.

In other words, maternity capital (according to 2017 data, it will remain the same as in the outgoing year - a little more than 453 thousand rubles), or a military mortgage (2.35 million rubles) in such regional centers can provide a radical improvement in housing conditions. But, in addition, in some regional districts, federal and local housing programs are being implemented not in words, but in deeds: houses are being built for young professionals, as well as immigrants from dilapidated and dilapidated housing stock.

It is noteworthy that spacious apartments in regional centers are in limited demand. Much more often, migrants prefer to purchase a compact apartment as a “starter” home, and invest the rest of the budget in building a house.

Apartment plus dacha

Large, friendly families of two or three generations often tend to consider the lifestyle that has been familiar since Soviet times - an apartment (or room) in the city plus a dacha.

One way or another, it is in the “apartment + dacha” or “room + dacha” format that many of those who moved to St. Petersburg several years ago live today. They built a cottage in gardening, and the housing in the city is used as flexible living space - for registration, renting out, or in the future - for moving out grown-up student children.

By the way, if you purchase living space in the city along with a country house, there is an opportunity to save money - for example, look not at objects in private housing construction, but in SNT and DNP (of course, due to the latest legislative conflicts that have already been formed).

The choice of available options is wider here, but it is important to remember about pitfalls, such as building permits (nowadays it’s not easy to get them everywhere), as well as the already mentioned registration.

What if it’s a cottage community?

Often the choice of immigrants falls on low-rise buildings, townhouses, and houses in cottage villages. How to evaluate the reputation of suburban developers and the prospects for the development of their projects? We have already devoted many publications to these issues.

In addition to the legal aspects related to registration and construction permits, the future owner of the cottage, firstly, needs to pay attention to the pace of development of the territory by the project developer.

Secondly, immediately, that is, “on the shore”, find out how much the operation and utility bills (heating, water supply, landscaping, security, etc.) cost in this area.

The third point is that banks (mainly Sberbank and Rosselkhozbank) willingly provide loans to apartment buyers in the Leningrad region. At the same time, it is much more difficult to obtain a loan for the purchase of a cottage: here, each case is considered individually.

Leningrad Region is a subject of the North-Western Federal District of the Russian Federation. The most densely populated region of the Northwestern Federal District (not counting St. Petersburg).

Geography

The area of ​​the Leningrad region is 83,900 square kilometers, which is 0.5% of the area of ​​Russia. Its length from south to north is 320 kilometers, from east to west – 500 kilometers. In its shape, the Leningrad region resembles a trefoil. It borders with two countries: Finland and Estonia, as well as with the regions: Pskov, Novgorod, Vologda regions and the Republic of Karelia.

The region's topography is mostly flat; the Leningrad region is located entirely on the East European Plain. Its highest point is Mount Gapselga, which has a height of only 291 meters.

The northern part of the Leningrad region is located on the territory of the Karelian Isthmus, its geography is characterized by a large number of lakes, rocks and generally uneven terrain.

The region is rich in water resources; there are more than 1,800 lakes, and the length of all rivers exceeds fifty thousand kilometers. The largest of them are: Luga, Oyat, Syas, Pasha, Volkhov. The largest lakes (not counting Onega and Ladoga) are Vuoksa, Otradnoye, Samro, Vyalye-Strechno, Sukhodolskoye. Slightly more than 13% of the region's area is occupied by swamps.

Lodeynopolsky district

Climate

The climate of the Leningrad region is greatly influenced by air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, it is characterized as Atlantic-continental. Quite often (especially recently) there are warm winters, this is precisely due to warm air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, cool and rainy summers are quite common. The average annual precipitation is 650 mm.

Probably everyone has heard jokes about the lack of sunny days in St. Petersburg, this also applies to the Leningrad region. The number of completely cloudless days a year rarely exceeds 30. For comparison, in Kazan this figure is 1.5 times higher, and in Volgograd almost twice.

The absolute minimum temperature was recorded in Tikhvin, it was -52 degrees Celsius. The maximum was also recorded in Tikhvin in 2010 - +37.8 degrees. The average temperature in July in the region is +17 degrees, in January - 10. Snow cover usually appears in early December, although there are times when snow can only fall in January.

The Leningrad region is one of the most difficult regions in terms of weather forecasting. The weather is characterized by great variability, so there are droughts, prolonged rains, fogs, strong winds, squalls, ice, hail and thunderstorms. The peculiarities of the climate of the Leningrad region include its variability, for example, one year the average annual temperature can be 10-12 degrees lower than in the previous or next year.

South-westerly strong winds lead to a surge of water into the Gulf of Finland, which causes floods. As a result, St. Petersburg and other coastal areas are flooded. The record was set in 1824, when the water rose by 420 centimeters.

Lake Yastrebinoye, Priozersky district

Population

The population of the Leningrad region is 1 million 792 thousand 629 people. The density is 21.36 people per square kilometer. The urban population predominates, accounting for more than 64 percent. In terms of population, the Leningrad Region ranks twenty-seventh in Russia (1.2% of the population of the Russian Federation). Since 2010, the number of residents in the region has been increasing; before that, from 2000 to 2010 it was decreasing annually.

The most densely populated areas are adjacent to St. Petersburg, the least populated are located in the eastern part of the Leningrad region. About 45 percent are of working age.

The national composition is dominated by Russians, with a large number of Belarusians and Ukrainians.

There are 34 settlements with a population of more than 10 thousand people.

Administrative structure

The administrative structure includes 217 municipalities, which include one urban district (Sosnovoborsky), 17 districts, 135 rural and 64 urban settlements.

In 2006, local government reform was carried out, after which a modern two-tier system emerged. At the first level it is an urban or rural settlement, and at the second it is a municipal district or urban district.

In the list of districts of the Leningrad region, we did not mention the Sosnovoborodsky urban district. Its population is 67 thousand people, and its area is only 72 square kilometers.

Vyborg Castle

Economy

The Leningrad region is one of the economic leaders of the Northwestern Federal District. Among all regions of the Russian Federation, it ranks 21st in terms of GRP.

Among all types of economic activity, manufacturing industries predominate, accounting for almost 23% of the gross regional product. In second place is construction with 20.5 percent, in third are communication services and transport with 14%, fourth and fifth places are occupied by wholesale and retail trade (11%) and real estate transactions (8%), respectively.

In agriculture, the dominant areas are livestock farming, potato growing and vegetable growing. There are a large number of poultry farms; enterprises in the Leningrad region account for more than half of the total poultry population in the Northwestern Federal District.

There is one nuclear power plant in operation in the region; in 2018, the Leningrad NPP-2, 6 hydroelectric power stations, 1 pumped storage power plant and 1 state district power station should begin operating. There are many small hydroelectric power plants with a capacity of up to 25 MW.

The Leningrad region is a popular region for investors, including foreign ones. New enterprises are opened every year.

You can read more about the economy of the Leningrad region in a separate article.

Vyborg district

Transport and roads

The Leningrad region has a very developed transport network. This is due not only to its proximity to St. Petersburg, which is one of the largest transport hubs in Russia, but also to the fact that the region is a transit region - large cargo flows through it to European countries.

The length of the railways exceeds three thousand kilometers; they transport more than one hundred million tons of cargo annually. Railway transport is one of the main and most popular in the Leningrad region. Recently, new fast trains “Swallows” have appeared, thanks to which travel time on popular routes is sharply reduced. For example, from Vyborg to St. Petersburg “Lastochka” takes 1.15 minutes.

The length of the road network in the Leningrad region is 22.5 thousand kilometers. The main routes: “Russia” (St. Petersburg-Moscow), “Scandinavia” (St. Petersburg-border with Finland), “Kola” (St. Petersburg - Murmansk). New roads are being built, in particular, in 2011 the dam across the Gulf of Finland was finally commissioned, and the Ring Road (Ring Road) around St. Petersburg was built.

Rally in the Leningrad region

However, the condition of many roads (especially in the regions) leaves much to be desired. Often, dirt roads are in better condition than asphalt roads. There are also questions regarding federal roads. For example, the Scandinavia highway is often called the “highway of death” - there are a lot of accidents on it.

Bus service is developed evenly throughout the region. Carried out by private or municipal automobile enterprises. Residents in many areas have valid complaints about pricing. For example, in Vyborg (as of 2017), travel on a city bus costs 30 rubles, and it is very difficult to travel more than two kilometers, while in St. Petersburg you can travel much further for less money. Similar inconsistencies exist in other areas of the Leningrad region.

Water transport has been developed, ports are being developed in Vyborg, Ust-Luga, Primorsk, and Vysotsk. The only airport in the Leningrad region is Pulkovo. There are several airfields for small air transport.

Flora and fauna

Almost the entire territory of the Leningrad region is located in the taiga zone, only a small part belongs to the mixed forest zone. More than half of the region's territory is occupied by forests, but it is believed that they are being depleted, since forests have been actively felled in the region for many years. Another problem is that pine and spruce forests, after being cut down, are often replaced by small-leaved forests, which are less valuable.

In the region you can find: oak, maple, aspen, alder, pine, spruce, several types of birch, maple, linden, elms, ash, hazel. Occasionally there are other types of trees that were planted artificially and are not found in these latitudes (chestnut, silver spruce and others).

The forests are rich in mushrooms, berries and medicinal plants. Berries include: raspberries, cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries. Mushrooms do not appear every year; sometimes there are “mushroom years”, when there are a lot of them throughout the region, and sometimes the opposite situation occurs.

The Gulf of Finland

There are 68 species of mammals in the Leningrad region. The most common: squirrels, ferrets, moles, martens, hares, mice, rats, hedgehogs. Large animals are much less common, among them it is worth noting bears, wild boars, roe deer, moose, foxes, lynxes, otters, beavers, and seals. From the point of view of hunting, the Leningrad region is not the most attractive region; at least, it loses out to neighboring Karelia in this sense quite significantly.

There are more than 300 species of birds, the most common: wood grouse, partridges (two species), black grouse, geese, ducks, hazel grouse, waders, pigeons, cuckoos, woodpeckers, blackbirds, tits, crows, bullfinches. There are eight dozen species of fish; migratory ones include brown trout, salmon, smelt and eel.

For tourists

The Leningrad region is of great interest to tourists. The developed transport infrastructure, the relatively small size of the region and a large number of attractions make it possible to visit many interesting places in a short time.

There are many UNESCO World Heritage sites in the region, of which we note the Oreshek fortress, the historical part of Shlisselburg, the palace and park ensemble in Gatchina and others.

Listing all the sights of the Leningrad region will take a lot of space, for this we have separate materials, but the most detailed information can be found in the sections dedicated to different areas.

In general, the Leningrad region has created conditions for any type of recreation, there are even winter resorts. Interesting thematic events are held annually. There is something to see here every weekend. There are no problems with accommodation - hotels, recreation centers and hotels are found everywhere.