Shlisselburg

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Shlisselburg is a historic Russian town near Saint Petersburg, best known for its strategic fortress and former political prison on Lake Ladoga.

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former political prison
fortress
municipal formation
town
administrativeDivision Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
climate humid continental climate
country Russia
Russia
founded 1323
hasEconomicActivity river transport services
tourism
hasFunction tourist destination
transport hub
hasNameInLanguage Шлиссельбург
hasPart Shlisselburg Fortress
fortification walls
prison cells
towers
hasPopulation small town
hasTouristAttraction Shlisselburg Fortress
museum complex in fortress
hasTransport road connections to Saint Petersburg
water transport on Neva River
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Leningrad Oblast
Shlisselburg
northwestern Russia
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNear Lake Ladoga
Saint Petersburg
locatedOn Lake Ladoga
Neva River
Neva River
Orekhovy Island
namedBy Peter the Great
originalName Oreshek
partOf Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
significantEvent battles during World War II
sieges during the Great Northern War
strategicImportance controls access between Lake Ladoga and Neva River
usedFor defensive stronghold
political prison
state prison

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Neva River
cityOnRiver
Saint Petersburg Oblast
contains
Leningrad Oblast ("Shlisselburg Fortress")
containsFortress
Ivan VI of Russia ("Shlisselburg Fortress")
deathPlace
Shlisselburg ("Shlisselburg Fortress")
hasPart
Shlisselburg ("Shlisselburg Fortress")
hasTouristAttraction
Shlisselburg Fortress
locatedIn
Ivan VI of Russia ("Shlisselburg Fortress")
placeOfImprisonment

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