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.
- Canal
- …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
- …is also known as “Fontanka River”
- Description: left branch of the river Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Summer Palace of Peter the Great and The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peter and Paul Fortress and Apraksin Dvor.
Apraksin Dvor
Suburb
Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares.
Fontanka
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Latitude
59.94722° or 59° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
30.33667° or 30° 20′ 12″ east
Open location code
9GFGW8WP+VM
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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”
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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.
Saint Petersburg: Highlights
Notable places include Center and North Saint Petersburg.
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