Lazarevskoye Microdistrict

43°54′40″N 39°20′17″E / 43.91111°N 39.33806°E / 43.91111; 39.33806

Lazarevskoye (Russian: Ла́заревское; Adyghe: Псышӏуап Adyghe pronunciation: [psəʃʷʼaːp]) is a microdistrict of Lazarevsky City District of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia]. It was a resort settlement before 1961, when it was merged into Sochi.

Geography[edit]

The microdistrict is located on the shore of the Black Sea at the mouth of the Psezuapse River.

History[edit]

It was founded in 1869 as the village of Lazarevka in place of the former Lazarevskoye Fortress, which existed in 1839–1854.^[1] The fortress was named after Admiral Mikhail Lazarev.^{[citation needed]} Later the name of the village was changed to Lazarevskoye.^[1] On July 12, 1949, it was granted resort settlement status.^[1] On February 11, 1961, it was merged into the city of Sochi and ceased to exist as an independent entity.^[1]

Other[edit]

Lazarevskaya railway station on the Tuapse-Adler line is located on the territory of the microdistrict. There are two waterparks and a dolphinarium.

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Sources[edit]

• Азаренкова, А. С.; И. Ю. Бондарь; Н. С. Вертышева (1986) [1986]. Основные административно-территориальные преобразования на Кубани (1793–1985 гг.) (in Russian). Краснодарское книжное издательство.