NW Russia
Leningrad Oblast
Saint Petersburg

Vasileostrovsky District

Vasileostrovsky District is a district of the federal city of , . As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vasilievsky Island and Peter the Great.

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is an island in situated between the Bolshaya Neva and the Malaya Neva, two main distributaries of the river. The population of the district, including the adjacent to Dekabristov Island, separated by the Smolenka river, and smaller islets, is approximately 215,000 people.

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The Bronze Horseman is an of in the in , Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782.

Museum
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The is a Petrine Baroque edifice in , situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petrograd Side and Center.

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The is a borough in consisting of the islands of the northern part of the Neva delta. Mostly residential, it is also home to several smaller universities, stadiums of FC Zenit and the tallest structure of the city, a 326-m-high TV tower.

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The of is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

Vasileostrovsky District

Latitude
59.9397° or 59° 56′ 23″ north
Longitude
30.2612° or 30° 15′ 40″ east
Population
207,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9GFGW7Q6+VF
Geo­Names ID
476815
Wiki­data ID
Q220622
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Vasileostrovsky District” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վասիլիի կղզու շրջան”
  • Bashkir: “Василеостровский районы”
  • Belarusian: “Васілеастроўскі раён”
  • Catalan: “Vassileostrovski”
  • Cebuano: “Vasileostrovskiy Rayon”
  • Chinese: “瓦西列奧斯特羅夫斯基區”
  • Chinese: “瓦西里島區”
  • Dutch: “Vasileostrovskiy rayon”
  • Estonian: “Vassili saare rajoon”
  • Finnish: “Hirvisaaren piiri”
  • Finnish: “Vasilinsaaren piiri”
  • French: “district de l’île Vassilievski”
  • French: “District de l’île Vassilievski”
  • French: “district Vassilieostrovski”
  • Georgian: “ვასილეოსტროვსკის რაიონი”
  • German: “Wassileostrowski rajon”
  • German: “Wassileostrowski-Bezirk”
  • German: “Wassileostrowski”
  • Hebrew: “ראיון האי וסילי”
  • Hebrew: “רובע האי וסילי”
  • Hungarian: “Vasziljevszkij-szigeti kerület”
  • Italian: “Vasileostrovskij rajon”
  • Japanese: “ヴァシリエフスキー・オストロフ地区”
  • Japanese: “ヴァシレオストロフスキー地区”
  • Japanese: “ヴァシレフスキー・オストロフ地区”
  • Korean: “바실레오스트롭스키구”
  • Russian: “Василеостровский район Ленинграда”
  • Russian: “Василеостровский район Санкт-Петербурга”
  • Russian: “Василеостровский район”
  • Russian: “Васильевский остров”
  • Slovenian: “Vasiljeostrovski rajon”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Vasileostrovsky”
  • Swedish: “Vasileostrovskij rajon”
  • Tatar: “Василий утравы районы”
  • Tatar: “Василий утравы”
  • Tatar: “Санкт-Петербургның Василий утравы районы”
  • Turkish: “Vasileostrovski (rayon)”
  • Turkish: “Vasileostrovski”
  • Ukrainian: “Василеострівний район”
  • Ukrainian: “Василеострівський район”
  • Ukrainian: “Василеостровський район”
  • Veps: “Vasileostrovskii rajon”
  • Vietnamese: “Vasileostrovsky (huyện)”
  • Vietnamese: “Vasileostrovsky”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vasyl’evsky Ostrov and New Holland Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Petersburg State University and Saint Petersburg Mining University.

Saint Petersburg: Must-Visit Destinations

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