The presented article analyzes the urban development of the cities of the Leningrad region of Luga, Kingisepp and Tikhvin, which have the potential to be included in the list of historical cities of regional significance, to identify the features of their urban development through various historical eras, as well as the existing problems of the urban environment.
Keywords: historical settlements, urban planning reform of Catherine II, Leningrad region, urban planning formation of cities