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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Moscow Central-East is in Moscow also part of Central Moscow.

Ivanovskaya Gorka

Neighborhood

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Ivanovskaya Gorka is a neighborhood.

Central Moscow

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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″ north

Longitude

37.64493° or 37° 38′ 42″ east

Open location code

9G7VPJWV+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2331542275

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=suburb

Wikidata 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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