Smolenka
The Smolenka is a minor river in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the armlets of the Neva forming its delta. It branches off the Malaya Neva armlet at, and flows through the Smolensky Cemetery into the Gulf of Finland, separating Decembrists' Island from the Vasilievsky Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Channel
- Description: river in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Rechka Smolenka” and “Reka Chernaya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vasilievsky Island and Primorskaya.
Vasilievsky Island
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vasilievsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg 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.
Primorskaya
Metro station
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Primorskaya is the station of the Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. It was designed by V.N. Sokolov, M.I. Starodubov and V.A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrograd Side and Peter and Paul Fortress.
Petrograd Side
Photo: Мария.Б., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petrograd Side is a borough in Saint Petersburg 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.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
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The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Peter and Paul Fortress is situated 5 km east of Smolenka.
Lakhta
Suburb
Lakhta is a historical area in Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated west of Lake Lakhta. It was formerly owned by Peter the Great, Count Grigory Orlov, and Count Stenbock-Fermor. Lakhta is situated 6 km northwest of Smolenka.
Smolenka
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Smolenka” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Смаленка (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Смаленка”
- Cebuano: “Smolenka”
- French: “Smolenka”
- German: “Smolenka”
- Irish: “Abhainn Smolenka”
- Persian: “اسمولنکا (رودخانه)”
- Persian: “اسمولنکا”
- Russian: “Мякуша (река)”
- Russian: “Мякуша”
- Russian: “Набережная реки Смоленки”
- Russian: “Набережная Смоленки (Санкт-Петербург)”
- Russian: “Смоленка (река)”
- Russian: “Смоленка”
- Russian: “Смоленская (река)”
- Welsh: “Afon Smolenka”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dekabristov Island and Galley Haven, Saint Petersburg.
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