Lefortovo District | |
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Coordinates: 55°45′54″N 37°41′29″E / 55.76500°N 37.69139°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow |
Area | |
• Total | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2018)
[2] | 94,102 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK [3]) |
OKTMO ID | 45388000 |
Website | https://lefortovo.mos.ru/ |
Lefortovo District (Russian: райо́н Лефо́ртово, IPA: [lʲɪˈfortəvə] ⓘ) is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Its area is 9.15 square kilometres (3.53 sq mi). [1] Population: 91,176 ( 2010 Russian census); [4] 87,560 ( 2002 Census). [5]
The Lefortovo District commemorates the name of a close associate of Tsar Peter the Great ( r. 1682–1725), François Lefort (1656-1699), whose troops were stationed nearby at the German Quarter. Lefortovo is considered[ by whom?] to have been founded in 1699. In the 18th century it was home to Annenhof, Lefortovo Palace , 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.