is incorporated within Luzhsky Municipal District as Luzhskoye Urban Settlement. Economy Industry There are enterprises of construction, chemical, and food industries in Luga. Transportation Luga lies on the railway line connecting the Baltiysky railway station of St. Petersburg with Pskov. Another railway line to Batetsky and Veliky Novgorod branches off east. Both have suburban service. The M20 Highway, connecting St. Petersburg with Pskov and eventually with Kyiv, passes Luga. In Luga, two more roads branch eastwards: one running to Veliky Novgorod and another one to Lyuban and Mga, largely following the border of Leningrad Oblast. Education The town has a university (KGU Kirilla and Mefodiya), three Institutes of Technical Education, and six schools. Military Luga is home to the 26th Missile Brigade. Culture and recreation Luga contains twenty-five objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. These include the main sights remaining from the 18th and the 19th century such as the St. Catherine Cathedral (1786) and the Resurrection Cathedral (1872—1877). The Luzhsky District Museum, the only state museum in the district, is located in Luga. Twin towns and sister cities Luga is twinned with: Mikkeli, Finland Notable people Anton von Saltza (1843-1916) - general Walter Polakov (1879-1948) - mechanical engineer Gratsian Botev (1928-1981) - sprint canoer Nina Urgant (1929-2021) - film and stage actress Boris Marshak (1933-2006) - archeologist Gennadi Nilov (1936) - actor Lyudmila Besrukova (1945) - sprint canoer Georgi Zažitski (1949) - fencer Vladimir Bystrov (1984) - footballer References Notes Sources Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast Luzhsky District Luzhsky Uyezd