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Russian Hill

Russian Hill is a neighborhood of , . It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: residential neighborhood of San Francisco
  • Also known as: “Russian Hill, San Francisco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lombard Street and Feusier Octagon House.

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is an east–west street in , California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from east to The Embarcadero.

Historic house
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The is an historic octagonal house built in c. 1857, and located in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, . It was listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark on October 1, 1970, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1974.

Historic site
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The is a 1.6-acre historic district in Russian Hill, San Francisco, California, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1988, for the architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nob Hill-Russian Hill and Nob Hill.

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Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , , United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northeast of adjacent to , the , and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.

Russian Hill

Latitude
37.80007° or 37° 48′ 0″ north
Longitude
-122.41709° or 122° 25′ 2″ west
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Open location code
849VRH2M+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1680468587
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
6324508
Wiki­data ID
Q339055
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Russian Hill” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Russian Hill”
  • Azerbaijani: “Raşen-Hill”
  • Basque: “Russian Hill”
  • Bulgarian: “Рашън Хил”
  • Cebuano: “Russian Hill”
  • Chinese: “俄罗斯山”
  • Esperanto: “Rusa Monteto”
  • French: “Russian Hill”
  • German: “Russian Hill”
  • Italian: “Russian Hill”
  • Japanese: “ロシアン・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “ロシアンヒル”
  • Macedonian: “Рашан Хил (Сан Франциско)”
  • Macedonian: “Рашан Хил”
  • Persian: “راشان هیل، سانفرانسیسکو”
  • Persian: “راشان هیل”
  • Russian: “Рашен-Хилл”
  • Russian: “Русская горка”
  • Russian: “Русский холм”
  • Spanish: “Russian Hill”
  • Turkish: “Russian Hill”

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