hidden Kurkovitsi, a country estate Kurkovitsi, a country estate in the Volosovo District (near the village of Kurkovitsi). From 1808 A.I. Briskorn owned the village of Kurkovitsi. Originally the estate was small with a wooden manor-house and service constructions. From 1831 the... more

hidden Pyatigorsky Convent of the Mother of God The Pyatogorsky Convent of the Mother of God (the village of Kurkovitsi, the Volosovo district). It was separated from the Vokhono Convent of St. Mary-Magdalene. It was founded in 1899 according to the decree of the Holy Synod on the area (177.5... more

hidden Volosovo District VOLOSOVO DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 2680.5 sq. km. Population: 46,900. Adm. center: Volosovo Town. The district comprises Kikerino urban settlement, and 202 rural localities. It borders Kingisepp, Lomonosov, Gatchina, and Luga... more