Lefortovo District
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Lefortovo District (Template:Lang-rus) is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Its area is Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census).[2]
History
The Lefortovo District commemorates the name of a close associate of Tsar Peter the Great (Template:Reign), François Lefort (1656-1699), whose troops were stationed nearby at the German Quarter. Lefortovo is consideredScript error: No such module "Unsubst". to have been founded in 1699. In the 18th century it was home to Annenhof, Template:Ill, Sloboda Palace, and the Catherine Palace. In later centuries, the district hosted troops and military organizations, and also became heavily industrialized.
The present-day Lefortovo has a reputation for the Lefortovo Prison, Lefortovo Park and the Lefortovo Tunnel on the Third Ring. Several higher-educational institutions are located in Lefortovo, such as the Moscow Power Engineering Institute as well as the Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital.
See also
References
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