Pesochny, Saint Petersburg

Pesochny (Russian: Песо́чный) is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

Population: 8,130 (2010 Census);[1] 6,487 (2002 Census);[2] 7,761 (1989 Soviet census).

[3] Until 1925, it was called Grafskaya koloniya (Графская колония, lit.

Colony of the earl), or Grafskoye (Графское) for short.

Its Finnish name "Raavski" is derived from that name.