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The oblast Leningrad (Russian: Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast) located in Northwest Russia. She surrounds them Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, bordering the oblasts Pskov, Novgorod and Vologda, the Republic of Karelia as well as to the neighboring states Finland and Estonia.
Regions
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Map of Leningrad Oblast with the city of St. Petersburg and the M 10 and M 20 (R 23) highways
places
- 1 Gatchina
- Гатчина - a small town, the largest in the Leningrad Region after Saint Petersburg, it has a magnificent palace, which has been a World Heritage Site since 1990
- 2 Vyborg
- Выборг - a lovely town near the Finnish border
- 3 Sosnovy Bor
- Сосновый Бор
- 4 Vsevolozhsk
- Всеволожск
- 5 Tikhvin
- Тихвин - worth seeing the Assumption of Mary monastery
- 6 Kirishi
- Кириши
- 7 Ivangorod
- Ивангород
- 8 Kamennogorsk
- Каменного́рск
- 9 Kirovsk
- Кировск
- 10 Communar
- Коммуна́р
- 11 Nikolskoye
- Нико́льское
- 12 Shlisselburg
- Шлиссельбург - the historic old town and the fortress have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
- 13 Sertolowo
- Се́ртолово
- 14 Volkhov
- Волхов
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Web links
http://www.lenobl.ru/ - Official website of Leningrad Oblast