Kurort
District of Sestroretsk
Saint Petersburg - Russia

Shelling of Mainila

The Shelling of Mainila was a military incident on November 26, 1939, where the Soviet Union's Red Army shelled the Russian village of Mainila, declared that the fire originated from Finland across a nearby border and claimed losses in personnel. Through that false flag operation the Soviet Union gained a great propaganda boost and a casus belli for launching the Winter War four days later.

Located at 60.2522, 29.8533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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1939 in Finland, 1939 in the Soviet Union, Political history of Finland, Finland–Soviet Union relations, Military history of the Soviet Union during World War II, False flag operations, Propaganda in the Soviet Union, Winter War, World War II deception operations, Karelian Isthmus

Sestroretsk

Sestroretsk is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St.  Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake 34 kilometers northwest of St.  Petersburg. Population: 36,680; 40,287; 30,500 (1975).

Located at 60.1, 29.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cities and towns under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, Karelian Isthmus, Kurortny District

Komarovo, Saint Petersburg

Komarovo is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It is located about 45 kilometers northwest of central Saint Petersburg. Population: 1,257; 1,062; 1,635. During the summer months, the population increases five to six times.

Located at 60.18, 29.81 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug

Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug (Russian: муниципа́льный о́круг Ла́хта-О́льгино) is a municipal okrug of Primorsky District of the federal city of St.  Petersburg, Russia, comprising that city's historical areas of Lakhta and Olgino. It is located just north of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 3,446; 2,901.

Located at 60.0211, 30.1042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Primorsky District, Saint Petersburg

Beloostrov

Beloostrov (Russian: Белоо́стров; Finnish: Valkeasaari, both meaning lit. White Island), from 1922 to World War II—Krasnoostrov (Красноо́стров, lit. Red Island), is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the Sestra River, Karelian Isthmus. Population: 2,169; 1,690; 1,405.

Located at 60.1472, 30.0125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Municipal settlements under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, Karelian Isthmus, Kurortny District

Repino

Repino is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of St.  Petersburg, Russia, and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It was known by its Finnish name Kuokkala until 1948, when it was renamed after its most famous inhabitant, Ilya Repin. It is located approximately 30 kilometers northwest of St.  Petersburg proper, on the Karelian Isthmus on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 2,467; 2,011; 4,215.

Located at 60.1667, 29.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Kurortny District

Kurortny District is a district of St.  Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus along the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 70,589; 67,511. It includes the municipal towns of Sestroretsk (population 40,287 as of the 2002 Census) and Zelenogorsk (pop. 12,074), as well as the municipal settlements of Beloostrov (1,690), Komarovo (1,062), Molodyozhnoye (1,437), Pesochny (6,487), Repino (2,011), Serovo (252), Smolyachkovo (568), Solnechnoye (1,161), and Ushkovo (482).

Located at 60.1696, 29.9107 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Kurortny District, Karelian Isthmus

Solnechnoye, Saint Petersburg

Solnechnoye is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of St.  Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 1,370; 1,161; 1,574. Before the Winter War and Continuation War, it was a part of Finland and was located near the border with the Soviet Union.

Located at 60.14, 29.94 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Municipal settlements under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, Kurortny District, Karelian Isthmus

Sestroretsk railway station (1871–1924)

Sestroretsk railway station (Russian: ста́нция Сестроре́цк, stantsiya Sestroretsk) was a railway station in Sestroretsk, Russia handling transportation to northern destinations including Beloostrov and Sestroretsk. The station was built by Finnish State Railways as the railhead feeder of Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad. It was designed by Swedish architects and it opened on 2 November 1871, when the station's first train arrived from Beloostrov.

Located at 60.0983, 29.9681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1871, Railway stations closed in 1886, Railway stations opened in 1916

Miller's pier

Miller's pier (Russian: при́стань Ми́ллера, Pristan Millera), is a railway station at the quay in Sestroretsk Kurort, Russia. The 50-metre pier was constructed from boulders dumped into the Gulf of Finland. In time, the harbour acquired the name "Miller's Harbour". On the bay coast, in 1875, a branch line was laid to the landing stage, and the first structures were erected on it in the same year. In 1899–1900 the Kurort's esplanade was opened, and the line was surrounded with two low enclosures.

Located at 60.1181, 29.9411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Landing stages of Russian coast in Gulf of Finland

Sestroretsk railway station

Sestroretsk railway station (Russian: ста́нция Сестроре́цк, stantsiya Sestroretsk) is a railway station in Sestroretsk, Russia. It replaced the old Sestroretsk railway station, which closed in 1924.

Located at 60.0925, 29.9578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Saint Petersburg

Liteyny bridge, Sestroretsk

Liteyny bridge, Sestroretsk is a railway bridge which crosses Vodoslivnoy channel. The engineer was P. A. Avenarius

Located at 60.0922, 29.9603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Rail bridges in Saint Petersburg

Kurort

Kurort, is a railway station in Sestroretsk, Russia. The station was constructed simultaneously with the sanatorium, the Sestroretsk Kurort.

Located at 60.1112, 29.9546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lisy Nos railway station

Lisy Nos railway station (Russian: Ста́нция Ли́сий нос), Fox Nose is a railway station in Lisy Nos, St.  Petersburg, Russia. At the time of opening, in 1894, it was called Razdelnaya. It was built by the Joint-stock company of the Prinorskaya St. -Peterburg-Sestroretsk railway and opened, as part of the Primorskaya line on 31 October 1894, under the name Razdelnaya.

Located at 60.0139, 30.013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway stations in Saint Petersburg, Railway stations opened in 1894

Yakhtennaya

Yakhtennaya railway platform is a railway platform in Saint Petersburg, Russia, that opened in the 1990s. All trains that pass through this station stop at this station.

Located at 59.9917, 30.0544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Razliv railway station

Razliv railway station is a railway station located near to Lake Razliv which is in the territory of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Joint-stock company of the Prinorskaya St. -Peterburg-Sestroretsk railway. The station was opened on November, 26th, 1894 when the Primorskaya line was extended from Razdelnaya station to Sestroretsk.

Located at 60.0786, 29.9681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1894

Kaupilovo

Kaupilovo, was a railway station near St.  Petersburg, Russia, in 1894-1928. The station opened on November 26, 1894, when the Primorskaya line was extended from station Razdelnaya to Sestroretsk. It was located on continuation of modern Voyennaya street, after the floods of 1924, data on station usage is not available.

Located at 60.0283, 29.9981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1894, Railway stations closed in 1928

Alexandrovskaya railway station

Alexandrovskaya, is a railway station near Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened on 26 November 1894, when the Primorskaya line was extended from Razdelnaya station to Sestroretsk.

Located at 60.0492, 29.9761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1894

Tarkhovka

Tarkhovka, is a railway station near Saint Petersburg, Russia. The station opened on November 26, 1894, when the Primorskaya line was extended from Razdelnaya station to Sestroretsk.

Located at 60.0617, 29.9736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gorskaya railway station

Gorskaya, is a railway station near Saint Petersburg, Russia. The station was opened on November 26, 1894, when the Primorskaya line was extended from Razdelnaya station to Sestroretsk.

Located at 60.0392, 29.9769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1894, Railway stations in Saint Petersburg