Fontanka
The Fontanka, a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia – from the Summer Garden to Gutuyevsky Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Владимир Шевцов, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Canal
- Description: left branch of the river Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Fontanka River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Summer Palace of Peter the Great and The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.
Summer Palace of Peter the Great
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great was built in Saint Petersburg between 1710 and 1714 in the northeast corner of the Summer Garden, located on an island formed by the Fontanka River, Moyka River, and the Swan Canal.
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Museum
Photo: AndreyWi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peter and Paul Fortress and Apraksin Dvor.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Apraksin Dvor
Suburb
Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.
Center
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Center of Saint Petersburg 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.
Fontanka
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Fontanka” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Fontanka”
- Armenian: “Ֆոնտանկա”
- Asturian: “Ríu Fontanka”
- Belarusian: “Фантанка”
- Catalan: “Fontanka”
- Catalan: “Фонтанка”
- Cebuano: “Fontanka Canal”
- Cebuano: “Fontanka”
- Chinese: “丰坦卡河”
- Chinese: “豐坦卡河”
- Chuvash: “Фонтанка”
- Czech: “Fontanka”
- Danish: “Fontanka”
- Dutch: “Fontanka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فونتانكا”
- Esperanto: “Fontanka”
- Estonian: “Fontanka”
- Finnish: “Fontanka”
- French: “Fontanka”
- Georgian: “ფონტანკა”
- German: “Fontanka”
- Hindi: “फोंटंका नदी”
- Irish: “Abhainn Fontanka”
- Italian: “Canale della Fontana”
- Italian: “Canale della Fontanka”
- Italian: “Fiume della Fontana”
- Italian: “Fontanka”
- Japanese: “フォンタンカ川”
- Korean: “폰탄카강”
- Latin: “Fontanka”
- Latvian: “Fontanka”
- Lithuanian: “Fontanka”
- Manx: “Fontanka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fontanka”
- Norwegian: “Fontanka”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Fontanka”
- Polish: “Fontanka”
- Portuguese: “Fontanka”
- Russian: “Безымянный Ерик”
- Russian: “Набережная Фонтанки”
- Russian: “Река Фонтанка”
- Russian: “Фонтанка”
- Serbian: “Фонтанка”
- Slovak: “Fontanka”
- Spanish: “Fontanka”
- Spanish: “Río Fontanka”
- Swedish: “Fontanka”
- Turkish: “Fontanka Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Фонтанка”
- Venetian: “Fiume Fontanka”
- Veps: “Fontank”
- Welsh: “Afon Fontanka”
- Western Armenian: “Ֆոնդանքա”
- Western Frisian: “Fontanka”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pertopavlovka and Aptekarskiy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences and The Russian Museum.
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