Old Lowlands

On the map of Ingermanland , A.I. Bergenheim , compiled from materials from 1676, is referred to as the village of Niskowits ^[2] .

On the Swedish "General Map of the Province of Ingermanland" in 1704, as Niskowitsby ^[3] .

On the map of the St. Petersburg province of J.F. Schmitt in 1770, the village of Niskovitsy is mentioned ^[4] .

On the map of the St. Petersburg province of 1792 by A. M. Vilbrecht , 4 neighboring villages of Niskovitsy are indicated ^[5] .

Two adjacent villages of Niskovitsy from 7 and 10 courtyards with the Niskovitsy manor of the landowner Skvortsov from 2 courtyards are mentioned on the “Topographic Map of St. Petersburg Environs” by F. F. Schubert in 1831 ^[6] .

According to the 8th revision of 1833, the Niskovitsy manor belonged to captain A. P. Skvortsov ^[7] .

NISKOVITSY - the village belongs to the heirs of the late guard Captain Skvortsov, the number of inhabitants under the audit: 114 m., 118 g. p. (1838) ^[8]

On the map of F. F. Schubert of 1844 and S. S. Kutorgi of 1852, it is designated as the village of Niskovitsy , consisting of 66 courtyards ^{[9] [10]} .

On the ethnographic map of the St. Petersburg province of P. I. Köppen in 1849, it is mentioned as the village "Niskowitz", inhabited by Ingermanlanders - Savakot ^[11] .

The explanatory text of the ethnographic map indicates the number of inhabitants for 1848: 110 m., 143 g. n., a total of 253 people ^[12] .

According to the 9th revision of 1850, the village of Niskovitsy belonged to the landowner Skvortsov ^[13] .

NISKOVITSY - the village of Mr. Skvortsov, on a country road, the number of yards - 44, the number of souls - 102 m. (1856) ^[14]

According to the 10th revision of 1856, the Nizovitsa manor belonged to the landowner Skvortsov ^[15] .

According to the “Topographic Map of Parts of the St. Petersburg and Vyborg Provinces” in 1860, the village was called Nizkovitsy and consisted of 40 peasant households. In the village were located: “Inner Yard” and “Kharlamov Manor”. To the south of the adjacency was the village of Niskovitsy of 3 yards ^[16] .

NIZKOVITSY - the owner's village at the pond and well, the number of yards - 59, the number of inhabitants: 103 m., 112 railways. p. (1862) ^[17]

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  Plan of the village of Nizkovitsy. 1885

In 1885, the village of Nizkovitsy numbered 37 yards. In the village were: a postal yard, a brick factory, Kharlamov’s Manor and another nameless manor. To the south was another village - Niskovitsy of three courtyards.

According to statistics on the national economy of the Peterhof district of 1887, the Niskovitsy manor with an area of ​​1661 tithes belonged to veterinarian A.M. Kharlamov, it was purchased in 1880 for 13,000 rubles. The owner leased the hunt ^[18] .

In the 19th century, the village administratively belonged to the 1st camp of the Peterhof district of St. Petersburg province, at the beginning of the 20th century - to the Vitinsky volost of the 2nd camp.

According to the "Memorial Book of the St. Petersburg Province" for 1905, the Niskovitsy manor with an area of ​​1212 acres belonged to veterinarian Alexander Matveevich Kharlamov ^[19] .

In 1903, a school opened in the village. The teachers in it were Mademoiselle Sakharova and Mademoiselle Strushova ^[20] .

By 1913, the number of yards increased to 41 ^[21] .

From 1917 to 1922, the village of Starye Nizkovitsy was part of the Nizkovitsky village council of the Vitinsky volost of Peterhof county .

Since 1922, as part of the Zhabinsky village council of the Kipenno-Ropshinsky volost.

Since 1926, as part of the Nizkovitsky village council of the Ropshinsky volost of Gatchinsky district .

Since 1927, as part of the Oranienbaum district .

Since 1928, as part of the Zhabinsky Village Council.

Since 1931, as part of the Krasnogvardeisky district ^[22] . According to a topographic map of 1931, the village was called Niskovitsy and consisted of 86 yards. The collective farm Proletariyevka was organized in the village.

According to 1933, the village was called Old Niskovitsy and was part of the Zhabinsky village council of the Krasnogvardeisky district ^[23] .

Since 1940, again as part of the Nizkovitsky Village Council ^[22] .

The village was liberated from Nazi occupation on January 22, 1944.

Since 1944, as part of the Gatchina district.

Since 1954, as part of the Bolsheondrovsky village council ^[22] .

According to data from 1966 and 1973, the village of Starye Nizkovitsy was also part of the Bolsheondrovsky village council ^{[24] [25]} .

According to 1990 data, the village of Starye Nizkovitsy was part of the Syasykelevsky village council of the Gatchina district ^[26] .

The village is located in the northwestern part of the district on the highway 41K-023 (Old Nizkovitsy - Kipen ).

The distance to the administrative center of the settlement, the village of Syaskyalevo is 15 km ^[27] .

The distance to the nearest railway station Voyskovitsy is 15 km ^[24] .

In 1997, 237 people lived in the village, in 2002 - 261 people (Russians - 87%) ^{[33] [34]} .

As of January 1, 2007, the village consisted of 92 households, where 268 people lived, in 2010 - 326 ^{[27] [35] [36]} .

The feldsher-midwife station.

From Gatchina to Old Nizkowice can be reached by bus number 521, 536.