Tsentralny District

Tsentralny District is a district of the federal city of , . As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census.
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: city district in Russia with 201,000 residents
  • Description: administrative territorial entity of Saint Petersburg
  • Also known as: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood and National Library of Russia.

Museum
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in , which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time.

Library
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , located in , is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries.

Museum
The Smolny Institute is a Palladian edifice in that has played a major part in the history of Russia, notably as a center of women's education, and the headquarters of the Bolsheviks during the early stages of the October Revolution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center and Petrograd Side.

The of 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.

The is a borough in 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.

The corresponds to the urban area of east of the River Neva and the . It's hardly visited by tourists, but has its share of hidden charms.

Tsentralny District

Latitude
59.9402° or 59° 56′ 25″ north
Longitude
30.3679° or 30° 22′ 5″ east
Population
201,000
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
9GFGW9R9+35
Geo­Names ID
8521324
Wiki­data ID
Q271014
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Tsentralny District” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Կենտրոնական շրջան
  • Bashkir: Үҙәк районы
  • Belarusian: Цэнтральны раён (Санкт-Пецярбург)
  • Belarusian: Цэнтральны раён
  • Cebuano: Tsentralniy Rayon
  • Chinese: 中区
  • Chinese: 中區
  • Chinese: 中央区
  • Czech: Centrální rajon Petrohradu
  • Czech: Centraľnyj rajon Sankt-Petěrburga
  • Czech: Centraľnyj rajon
  • Czech: Centraľnyj
  • Dutch: Tsentralniy rayon Sankt-Peterboerga
  • Estonian: Keskrajoon (Peterburi)
  • Estonian: Keskrajoon
  • Finnish: Pietarin keskustan piiri
  • French: district central de Saint-Pétersbourg
  • French: District central
  • French: District de Tsentralny
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური რაიონი
  • German: Zentralny rajon
  • German: Zentralny
  • Hebrew: הראיון המרכזי
  • Hebrew: הרובע המרכזי
  • Italian: Centralnyj rajon(San Pietroburgo)
  • Italian: Centralnyj rajon
  • Italian: Centralnyj
  • Japanese: 中央区
  • Japanese: 中央地区
  • Korean: 중앙구 (상트페테르부르크)
  • Korean: 중앙구
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Tsentralny-distriktet
  • Russian: Центральный район
  • Russian: Центра́льный райо́н
  • Scots: Tsentralny Destrict
  • Slovenian: Centralna četrt
  • Spanish: Distrito de Tsentralny
  • Tatar: Санкт-Петербургның Үзәк районы
  • Tatar: Үзәк районы
  • Turkish: Merkez (rayon, Sankt-Peterburg)
  • Turkish: Merkez
  • Ukrainian: Центральний район (Санкт-Петербург)
  • Ukrainian: Центральний район
  • Veps: Keskuzrajon
  • Vietnamese: Centralniy

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