- The Shlisselburg Fortress or Oreshek Fortress (Russian: Крепость Орешек) is one of a series of fortifications built in Oreshek (now known as Shlisselburg)...
- Sweden attempted to capture the fortress of Oreshek on many occasions, causing it to change hands several times.
- The grandiose Oreshek Fort is also known as Noteburg and Shlisselburg Fortress. ... Bird's eye view of the Oreshek fortress.
- The Oreshek Fortress, also called Shlisselburg, was first built in 1323 as a fortified outpost of Veliky Novgorod, one of the earliest cities in Russia .
- Among them were Peter's first wife Eudoxia Lopukhina and the brother of revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. Because of this, the Oreshek fortress is sometimes...
- The Fortress "Oreshek" is located at the source of the Neva River on Oreshek Island, which it is named after. The fortress was founded in 1323 by Prince Yuri...
- The excursion to Oreshek Fortress in Shlisselburg is a unique chance to connect with several epochs of Russian history at a time.
- Oreshek fortress held out against the Nazis for nearly 500 days during the Siege of Leningrad & ruins of the prison chapel are a memorial to this feat.
- Founded back in 1323 by Novgorodians, the Oreshek fortress became an important stronghold at the source of the Neva for many years.
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (The ensemble of the Oreshek fortress (the Shlisselburgskaya fortress-, 1990–).
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