Lefortovo District | |
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Lefortovo Prison | |
![]() Location of Lefortovo District on the map of Moscow | |
| Coordinates:55°45′54″N37°41′29″E / 55.76500°N 37.69139°E /55.76500; 37.69139 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2010)[1] | 27,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 45388000 |
| Website | https://lefortovo.mos.ru/ |

Lefortovo District (Russian:райо́н Лефо́ртово,IPA:[lʲɪˈfortəvə]ⓘ) is adistrict ofSouth-Eastern Administrative Okrug of thefederal city ofMoscow,Russia. Its area is 9.15 square kilometres (3.53 sq mi).[1] Population:91,176 (2010 Census);[3]87,560 (2002 Census).[4]
The Lefortovo District commemorates the name of a close associate ofTsarPeter the Great (r. 1682–1725),François Lefort (1656-1699), whose troops were stationed nearby at theGerman Quarter. Lefortovo is considered[by whom?] to have been founded in 1699. In the 18th century it was home toAnnenhof,Lefortovo Palace [ru],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 theLefortovo Prison,Lefortovo Park and theLefortovo Tunnel on theThird Ring. Several higher-educational institutions are located in Lefortovo, such as theMoscow Power Engineering Institute as well as theBurdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital.