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Historical attractions in Leningrad region

The historical and cultural potential of Leningrad region is a result of its rich history. It is difficult to overestimate the historical value of the Neva grounds for Russia.

At present there are 4700 objects of cultural heritage in the region - monuments of history, architecture, culture and archeology. Among them 179 are deemed objects of cultural heritage of federal importance; 1300 are objects of cultural heritage of regional importance; 3225 are the so-called revealed objects of cultural heritage.

Of special importance for the history and culture of the territory are the monasteries founded and constructed during the period from the 13th to the 19th centuries, a number of which are active to this day: Old Ladoga, Big Assumption in Tikhvin, Trinity, Transfiguration Alexandro-Svirsky and Vvedeno-Oyatsky Island in Lodejnoe Pole District, Trinity-Zelenetsky in the Zelenets settlement of the Volkhov district, Konevsky on Konevets island in Ladoga lake. And unforgettable impression is made by the forts of Old Ladoga, Ivangorod, Koporje, Vyborg, Oreshek, Korela, Yamgorod (Kingisepp), as well as by the many monuments of wooden architecture.