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Oreshek Fortress is located near
Shlisselburg town, on the Orekhovy
Island in the Neva river head in
Ladozhsky Lake. It was founded in 1323
by the Grand Duke Yuriy Dnilovich, the
grandson of Alexander Nevsky. The
purpose was to protect the Great
Novgorod land from Swedes. The
fortress belonged to Russia until it was
seized by Sweden army in 1612.
Long 90 years Russia didn’t have the way
to Baltic Sea. Only in 1702 Oreshek
Fortress was recaptured by the Russian
army headed by Peter the Great. Since
then the fortress was used as a prison
for political prisoners. After 1917 the
prison was closed and in 1928 the
branch of the Museum of the Great
October revolution was opened there.
The place was badly damaged during the
Second World War. The restoration work
began after the fortress was passed to
the Museum of the History of St
Petersburg. Still many buildings of the
fortress are under the restoration, but it is
possible to visit the fortress and see it.
Interactive map of the fortress -
see here (in Russian)
Address:
Orekhovy Island
Shlisselburg
187230 Leninragsky region
See the location on the map
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