Pulkovo Heights

Pulkovo Hill

The Pulkovo Heights ( Russian Пу́лковские высо́ты ) are a range of hills south of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg . They run in a south-westerly direction starting from the Ischora plateau. They reach heights of up to 73 meters. They are named after the nearby town of Pulkowo . The ridge was hotly contested during the Russian Civil War and the Siege of Leningrad in World War II . Today the Pulkovo Observatory and the Shushary industrial area are located on the ridge .

See also

• Duderhofer Heights

Web links

• Article Pulkovo Heights in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D94140~2a%3D~2b%3DPulkowo-H%C3%B6hen

Coordinates: 59 ° 46 ′ 18.5 ″  N , 30 ° 19 ′ 33.8 ″  E