Great Neva
The Great Neva or Bolshaya Neva is the largest armlet of the river Neva. It starts near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. The Great Neva is 3.5 kilometres long; the width is from 200 to 400 metres and the depth up to 12.8 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Bolshaya Neva” and “Bolshoi Neva”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narva Triumphal arch and Ekateringofsky Bridge.
Narva Triumphal arch
Museum
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Narva Triumphal Arch was erected in the vast Stachek Square, Saint Petersburg, in 1814 to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon. The wooden structure was constructed on the then highway to Narva with the purpose of greeting the soldiers who were returning from abroad after their victory over Napoleon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apraksin Dvor and Peter and Paul 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. Apraksin Dvor is situated 4½ km east of Great Neva.
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. Peter and Paul Fortress is situated 5 km northeast of Great Neva.
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.
Great Neva
- 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 Armenian—“Great Neva” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Groot-Newarivier”
- Armenian: “Մեծ Նևա”
- Asturian: “Ríu Great Neva”
- Belarusian: “Вялікая Нява”
- Catalan: “Gran Nevà”
- Cebuano: “Bol’shaya Neva”
- Chinese: “大涅瓦河”
- Chuvash: “Мăн Нева”
- Dutch: “Bolsjaja Neva”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بولشايا نيفا”
- Estonian: “Suur-Neeva”
- Finnish: “Bolšaja Neva”
- Finnish: “Suuri Neva”
- French: “Grande Neva”
- Georgian: “დიდი ნევა”
- German: “Grosse Newa”
- German: “Große Newa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bolshaya Neva”
- Latin: “Neva Maior”
- Macedonian: “Голема Нева”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bolsjaja Neva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Store Neva”
- Norwegian: “Store Neva”
- Persian: “نوای بزرگ”
- Polish: “Bolszaja Niewa”
- Portuguese: “Grande Neva”
- Russian: “Большая Нева”
- Samogitian: “Dėdliuojė Neva”
- Slovenian: “Velika Neva”
- Spanish: “Bolshaya Neva”
- Tatar: “Зур Нева”
- Turkish: “Büyük Neva Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Велика Нева”
- Venetian: “Fiume Bolshaya Neva”
- Welsh: “Afon Bolshaya Neva”
- Western Armenian: “Մեծ Նեւա”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Holland Island and Admiralteisky.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gutuyevskaya Gavan’ and Stantsiya Novyy Port.
Saint Petersburg: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Center, North Saint Petersburg, South Saint Petersburg, and Vasilievsky Island.
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