Vshivaya Gorka
Vshivaya Gorka is a historic site in Moscow, Moscow Oblast. Vshivaya Gorka is situated nearby to Museum of Russian Icons, as well as near Church of Saint Nicetas beyond the Yauza River.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: literally the ‘Lice Нill’, a historical neighbourhood in Moscow, Russia
- Also known as: “Shvivaya Gorka” and “Вшивая горка”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Russian Icons and Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building.
Museum of Russian Icons
Museum
The Museum of Russian Icons is the first in Moscow and the second in Russia private collection of the works of the Old Russian art.
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin and Andrei Rostkovsky. Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is situated 180 metres northwest of Vshivaya Gorka.
Church of Saint Nicetas beyond the Yauza River
Church
Photo: Lodo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Nicetas beyond the Yauza River is one of the oldest parish churches in Moscow, dating to as early as 1476. Standing on Shvivova Gorka, the eastern slope of Taganka Hill, this small single-dome church once commanded a famous view of Zamoskvorechye.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central-East and Ivanovskaya Gorka.
Central-East
Photo: Antares 610, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moscow Central-East is in Moscow also part of Central Moscow.
Ivanovskaya Gorka
Neighborhood
Photo: Anna.Abramovich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ivanovskaya Gorka is a neighborhood.
Central Moscow
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. Population: 772,258 ; 741,967 ; 701,353 .
Vshivaya Gorka
- Categories: neighborhood or historical district of Moscow, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.74616° or 55° 44′ 46″ northLongitude
37.64493° or 37° 38′ 42″ eastOpen location code
9G7VPJWV+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2331542275OpenStreetMap feature
historic=suburbWikidata ID
Q4521806
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In Other Languages
“Vshivaya Gorka” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Вшивая горка (Москва)”
- Russian: “Швивая горка”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Представительство Ульяновской области при Правительстве РФ and Дезконтроль.
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