Ligovo
Sign in to saveLigovo (), known as Uritsk in Soviet times, is a historical area of the federal city of Saint Petersburg (Russia). It is located in the southern part of the city on the road leading to Petergof.
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Vinony's link graph records 27 inbound references to Ligovo, and connects out to World War II, Ligovsky Canal and Russia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 4 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Historical areas of Saint Petersburg, Ligovo and Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Романовский
- Country
- Russia
- Image
- Memorial in Ligovo SPB.jpg
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- Ligovo
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Grande and Manor of count Orlov, Buxhoeveden, Kushelev
- Suburb of Petersburg
- Ligovo after 1945
- Notable natives
- Monuments
- References
Ligovo (), known as Uritsk in Soviet times, is a historical area of the federal city of Saint Petersburg (Russia). It is located in the southern part of the city on the road leading to Petergof.
A settlement of east Slavs existed on the site of modern Ligovo from the 8th-9th centuries. Since then, Ligovo has been a court manor, an exemplary farm, a town, and a battleground during World War II. It is a suburb of Saint Petersburg, mainly composed of 1960s buildings. It is part of Uritsk Municipal Okrug, Krasnoselsky District.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ligovo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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4 mapped locations