Saunt Petersburg | |
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Санкт-Петербург | |
Clockwise frae top left: Saunt Isaac's Cathedral rises ower the ceety, Peter an Paul Fortress on Zayachy Island, Palace Square wi the Alexander Column, Petergof, Nevsky Prospekt, an the Winter Palace | |
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Coordinates: 59°57′N 30°19′E / 59.950°N 30.317°ECoordinates: 59°57′N 30°19′E / 59.950°N 30.317°E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal destrict | Northwastren[1] |
Economic region | Northwastren[2] |
Established | 27 Mey 1703[3] |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Legislative Assembly |
• Govrenor | Georgy Poltavchenko (actin) |
Area | |
• Total | 1439 km2 (556 sq mi) |
Area rank | 82nt |
Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 4,879,566 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 5,351,935 (+9.7%) |
• Rank | 4t |
• Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 100% |
• Rural | 0% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time ![]() |
ISO 3166 code | RU-SPE |
License plates | 78, 98, 178 |
OKTMO ID | 40000000 |
Offeecial leids | Roushie[8] |
Saunt Petersburg (Roushie: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг (help·info), romanised: Sankt-Peterburg, lit. 'ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk') is a ceety an a federal subject (a federal ceety) o Roushie locatit on the Neva River at the heid o the Guwf o Finland on the Easter Seas. The ceety's ither names wis Petrograd (Roushie: Петроград, 1914–1924) an Leningrad (Roushie: Ленинград, 1924–1991). It is aften cawed juist Petersburg (Roushie: Петербург) an is informally kent as Piter (Roushie: Питер).
Foondit bi Tsar Peter the Great on 27 Mey 1703, it wis the caipital o the Roushie Empire for mair nor twa hunder years (1713–1728, 1732–1918). Saunt Petersburg ceased bein the caipital in 1918 efter the Roushie Revolution o 1917. It is Roushie's seicont lairgest ceety efter Moscow wi 4.6 million indwallers, an fowert in Europe efter Istanbul, Lunnon an Moscow. Saunt Petersburg is a major European cultural centre, an an important Roushie port on the Easter Seas.
Saunt Petersburg is aften describit as the maist Wastren ceety o Roushie. Amang ceeties o the warld wi ower ane million fowk, Saunt Petersburg is the northmaist. The Heestoric Centre o Saunt Petersburg an Related Groups o Monuments constitute a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. Saunt Petersburg is an aa hame tae The Hermitage, the lairgest airt museum in the warld. Roushie's poleetical an cultural centre for 200 year, the ceety is whiles referred tae in Roushie as the Northren Caipital. Ower its history it haes been referencit as "the Venice o the north" an the "Northren Palmira" an aw. A lairge nummer o foreign consulates, internaitional corporations, banks an ither businesses are locatit in Saunt Petersburg.
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