Kupchino district

Kupchino is an informal name for the part of Frunzensky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Type: Suburb with 54,200 residents
Description: historical district in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Also known as: “Kupchi”, “Kupchino”, and “Kuptjino”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chesme Church and Apple orchard.

Chesme Church

Church

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The Chesme Church, is a small Russian Orthodox church at 12 Lensoveta Street, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Chesme Church is situated 3½ km west of Kupchino district.

Apple orchard

Park

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Apple orchard is a park.

Mezhdunarodnaya

Metro station

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Mezhdunarodnaya is a Saint Petersburg Metro station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was opened on December 28, 2012 together with Bukharestskaya as an extension of the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Saint Petersburg and Shushary.

South Saint Petersburg

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The Southern suburbs of St. Petersburg are the area south of the Obvodny Canal. Although unknown to most visitors, the area boasts gorgeous industrial architecture and magnificent Stalinist buildings, together with later highrises or Soviet-era panel apartment blocks.

Shushary

Town

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Shushary is a municipal settlement in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the slopes of the Pulkovo Heights. Population: 22,652 ; 15,843 ; 4,789 . Shushary is situated 5 km south of Kupchino district.