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Svetlanovskiy, Peterhof — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Svetlanovskiy, a district of Saint Petersburg, gathers the Kotlov Mansion, the Round Baths and the Lanskoy tram depot across some 22 square kilometres.
About Svetlanovskiy
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Guests looking for a hotel will do better in the wider city, because Svetlanovskiy runs to housing and clinics beside the grounds of the Saint Petersburg State Forestry Academy. The Lanskoy tram depot anchors one edge. Day visitors come for the Kotlov Mansion, the Takhtaryov mansion and the Khrustalev Mansion, along with the Round Baths and the Kaigorodov House.
A room here is a rarity.
About Svetlanovskiy
What are the main landmarks in Svetlanovskiy?
Private houses head the list here, with the Kotlov Mansion, the Khrustalev Mansion and the Takhtaryov mansion all protected, alongside the Kaigorodov House. Charity built the rest. Olgin Almshouse for Women & Children, Evreinova's Orphanage & Hospital and the Orlovo-Novosiltsevskoe charitable institution with its listed fence stand together with Polyclinic №14 as the welfare buildings.
The Round Baths are another. Saint Petersburg State Forestry Academy contributes its Minor building, its 2nd Professors' building and the water tower that rises over the park.
What is the history of Svetlanovskiy?
Estate ground came first. The Lanskie Estate and the Kotlov Mansion belong to the era of private mansions, and the Kaigorodov House and the Takhtaryov mansion carry the same character into the protected list. Institutions came next.
Olgin Almshouse for Women & Children and Evreinova's Orphanage & Hospital were raised for care, and the Orlovo-Novosiltsevskoe charitable institution kept a fence that is itself listed. The Lanskoy tram depot and the Lanskaya station house brought transport, while the Saint Petersburg State Forestry Academy filled its park with teaching buildings.
Where is Svetlanovskiy?
Svetlanovskiy spreads over roughly 22 square kilometres of Saint Petersburg, taking in the Park of Saint Petersburg State Forestry Academy.
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Updated August 2026