Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Knyazhevo

Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Knyazhevo is a locality in Kirovsky Distric, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast. Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Knyazhevo is situated nearby to the suburb Dachnoye, as well as near Predportovaya.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Chesme Church and Avtovo.

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 east of Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Knyazhevo.

Avtovo

Metro station

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Avtovo is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Designed by architect Yevgenii Levinson, it opened as part of the first Leningrad Metro line on November 15, 1955.

Leninskiy prospekt

Metro station

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Leninsky Prospekt is a station on the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro, located between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov. The station was opened on 29 September 1977 in the section between Avtovo and Prospekt Veteranov, replacing the temporary surface station Dachnoye.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Saint Petersburg and Predportovaya.

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 monotonous and rather ugly Soviet-era apartment blocks.