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Lefortovo District

Coordinates: 55°45′54″N 37°41′29″E / 55.76500°N 37.69139°E / 55.76500; 37.69139
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Lefortovo District
Lefortovo Prison
Lefortovo Prison
Flag of Lefortovo District
Coat of arms of Lefortovo District
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Location of Lefortovo District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°45′54″N 37°41′29″E / 55.76500°N 37.69139°E / 55.76500; 37.69139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow
Area
 • Total9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2010)[1]
27,200
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
OKTMO ID45388000
Websitehttps://lefortovo.mos.ru/
Lefortovo Tunnel

Lefortovo District (Russian: райо́н Лефо́ртово, IPA: [lʲɪˈfortəvə] ) is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Its area is 9.15 square kilometres (3.53 sq mi).[1] Population: 91,176 (2010 Census);[3] 87,560 (2002 Census).[4]

History

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The Lefortovo District commemorates the name of a close associate of Tsar Peter the Great (r. 1682–1725), François Lefort (1656-1699), whose troops were stationed nearby at the German Quarter. Lefortovo is considered[by whom?] to have been founded in 1699. In the 18th century it was home to Annenhof, Lefortovo Palace [ru], Sloboda Palace, and the Catherine Palace. In later centuries, the district hosted troops and military organizations, and also became heavily industrialized.

The present-day Lefortovo has a reputation for the Lefortovo Prison, Lefortovo Park and the Lefortovo Tunnel on the Third Ring. Several higher-educational institutions are located in Lefortovo, such as the Moscow Power Engineering Institute as well as the Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "General Information" (in Russian). Lefortovo District. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).