Shlisselʹburg (Russia)

LC control no.	n 93011007
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Shlisselʹburg (Russia) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Russia (Federation)--Shlisselʹburg
Variant(s)	Шлиссельбург (Russia) Schliisselburg (Russia) Oreshek (Russia) Orekhov (Russia) Schluselburg (Russia) Schlüsselburg (Russia) Nöteborg (Sweden)
See also	Petrokrepostʹ (R.S.F.S.R.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Beginning date	1702
Special note	Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found in	Progulki po staromu Shlisselʹburgu, 2008: cover (... Шлиссельбургу = ... Shlisselʹburgu) BGN. Foreign names info. bull., 15 Oct. 92, surrogate: p. 5 (former name: Petrokrepostʹ; new name: Shlisselʹburg; PPL. 59°57ʹN, 31°02ʹE) Wikipedia, September 19, 2017 (originally ancient Russian fortress Oreshek (Orekhov), built in 1323. It was captured by Sweden in 1611 during the Ingrian War. As part of the Swedish Empire, the fortress was known as Nöteborg. The town on the mainland opposite the island fortress was founded in 1702 by Peter the Great after the siege of Nöteborg in 1702, and was named Shlisselʹburg. During World War II, the town (but not the fortress) was seized by German troops. German occupation lasted from September 8, 1941 to January 18, 1943. The recapture of Shlisselburg in January 1943 by the Red Army reopened access to besieged Leningrad. In 1944 Shlisslelʹburg was renamed to Petrokrepostʹ. Shlisselburg regained its former name in 1992) GeoNames search, September 19, 2017 (Shlisselʹburg (approved), variants: Schlüsselberg; Schluselburg; Schliisselburg; populated place in Leningradskaya Oblast', 59° 56' 50" N, 031° 02' 18" E)
Not found in	BGN per phone, 3/20/89 (Petrokrepostʹ; popl.; 59° 47ʹ N 31° 02ʹ E; variants: Shlisselburg; Schlusselberg; Schluselburg; Schliisselburg); Kirpichnikov, A.N. Drevniĭ Oreshek, 1980: t.p. (Oreshek) p. 5 (earlier names: Orekhov, Oreshek, Noteburg, Shlisselʹburg)