• The Shlisselburg Fortress or Oreshek Fortress (Russian: Крепость Орешек) is one of a series of fortifications built in Oreshek (now known as Shlisselburg) on...
  • The grandiose Oreshek Fort is also known as Noteburg and Shlisselburg Fortress. ... Bird's eye view of the Oreshek fortress.
  • Among them were Peter's first wife Eudoxia Lopukhina and the brother of revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. Because of this, the Oreshek fortress is sometimes...
  • Oreshek Fortress. о. Ореховый, крепость Орешек, Shlisselburg, Leningrad Oblast, 187320•8 (812) 230-64-31.
  • The Oreshek fortress it is a histrorical and architectural monument which was built in 1323. It is one of the oldest fortresses in Russia.
  • Sweden attempted to capture the fortress of Oreshek on many occasions, causing it to change hands several times.
  • If you plan to go to Shlisselburg (otherwise called Petrokrepost), you have to see the Oreshek fortress. Boat leave daily by the edge of the Neva River.
  • Oreshek is one of the most beautiful and famous northern fortresses and looks picturesque from both water and land.
  • From 1826 to 1917, the Oreshek fortress (Schlisselburg fortress) was a place of imprisonment for the Decembrists and Narodnaya Volya.
  • Fortress Oreshek, how to get to which many people are interested, is located just in this town, and it will be discussed in this article.