Peski
Peski is a suburb in Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Smol’ninskoye, Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast. Peski is situated nearby to the suburb Malaya Okhta, as well as near Bolshaya Okhta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Suvorov Museum and Smolny Historical and Memorial Museum.
Suvorov Museum
Museum
Suvorov Memorial Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a military museum dedicated to the memory of Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov. It was founded in 1900 to commemorate the century of Suvorov's death.
Smolny Historical and Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: George Shuklin, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The Smolny Institute is a Palladian edifice in Saint Petersburg 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.
Nyenschantz
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Nyenschantz was a Swedish fortress at the confluence of the Neva River and Okhta River, the site of present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia. Nyenschantz was built in 1611 to establish Swedish rule in Ingria, which had been annexed from the Tsardom of Russia during the Time of Troubles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Center and Polyustrovo.
Center
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Center of Saint Petersburg 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.
Polyustrovo
Suburb
Photo: Blattur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Polyustrovo is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Peski.
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 3 km southwest of Peski.
Peski
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Пески”
- Categories: section of populated place, historic district, and locality
- Location: Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Smol’ninskoye, Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.94111° or 59° 56′ 28″ northLongitude
30.38169° or 30° 22′ 54″ eastOpen location code
9GFGW9RJ+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2521237927OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q4359662
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Peski” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Пески (район Санкт-Петербурга)”
- Russian: “Пески (Санкт-Петербург)”
- Russian: “Пески”
- “Пески”
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