Lebyazhye, Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lomonosovsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Lomonosovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Lebyazhenskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lebyazhenskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 4,729 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | November 22, 1966 |
| Postal code(s) | 188532 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81376 |
| Website | www |
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Lebyazhye (Russian: Лебя́жье; Finnish: Lepäsi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland 25 kilometers (16 mi) west of Lomonosov and 30 kilometers (19 mi) east of Sosnovy Bor. Population: 4,729 (2010 Census);5,600 (2002 Census);5,340 (1989 Census).
It was first mentioned in 1500 under the Swedish rule as Karkila. The area was conquered by Peter the Great in the early 18th century and was given by the Tsar to Boris Sheremetev. The Sheremetev family built a manor house here in the 18th century. After the Sheremetevs, the estate was known as Lebyazhye, apparently from Russian: лебедь — swan. In 1864, the railway was open, and in the 1860s, Lebyazhye started to specialize as a settlement for maritime pilots who brought the ships to Saint Petersburg. In the beginning of the 20th century, Lebyazhye was a popular summer holiday destination. Among notable people who owned houses there were Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, an author, Valentin Bianki, a biologist, and Vitaly Bianki, his son and a future author.
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