Krasnoye Selo
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Krasnoye Selo is a municipal town in Krasnoselsky District
of the federal city
of St. Petersburg
, Russia
. It is located south-southeast of the city center. Population:
It was founded in the early 18th century, as a suburban village south of St. Petersburg. In 1764, the village had a paper mill, located near the road leading to St. Petersburg. During the 19th century, Krasnoye Selo developed as a recreational suburb of the capital with numerous summer dacha
s and villas, including the summer residences of the Tsar
s. In 1884, the famous airplane designer Alexander Mozhaysky tested his early monoplane
there, achieving a power-assisted take off or 'hop' of 60 to 100 ft (18.3 to 30.5 ).
Krasnoye Selo was granted town status in 1925, and in 1973 it was transferred under the jurisdiction of the city of Leningrad.
Krasnoselsky District, Saint Petersburg
Krasnoselsky District, Saint Petersburg is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia....
of the federal city
Federal cities of Russia
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of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
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, Russia
Russia
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. It is located south-southeast of the city center. Population:
It was founded in the early 18th century, as a suburban village south of St. Petersburg. In 1764, the village had a paper mill, located near the road leading to St. Petersburg. During the 19th century, Krasnoye Selo developed as a recreational suburb of the capital with numerous summer dacha
Dacha
Dacha is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities. Cottages or shacks serving as family's main or only home are not considered dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being converted for year-round residence...
s and villas, including the summer residences of the Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
s. In 1884, the famous airplane designer Alexander Mozhaysky tested his early monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
there, achieving a power-assisted take off or 'hop' of 60 to 100 ft (18.3 to 30.5 ).
Krasnoye Selo was granted town status in 1925, and in 1973 it was transferred under the jurisdiction of the city of Leningrad.