Sophia Side

Sophia Side is a suburb in Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Sophia Side is situated nearby to the neighborhood Zagorodsky End, as well as near Nerevsky End.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Monument Millennium of Russia and Monument to City of Military Glory.

Monument Millennium of Russia

Monument Millennium of Russia

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The Millennium of Russia is a bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event traditionally taken as a starting point of the history of Russian statehood.

Monument to City of Military Glory

Monument to City of Military Glory

Photo: Дмитрий Cкляренко, CC BY 3.0.

Cathedral of Holy Wisdom

Church

Cathedral of Holy Wisdom

Photo: AleAlexander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, is the cathedral church of the Metropolitan of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zagorodsky End and Nerevsky End.

Zagorodsky End

Neighborhood

Photo: Belliy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zagorodsky End is a neighborhood.

Nerevsky End

Neighborhood

Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nerevsky End is a neighborhood.

Novgorod

Photo: Alaric Lightin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Novgorod is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It was first mentioned in the manuscripts as early as 859.

Sophia Side

Type: Suburb
Description: a historical district Veliky Novgorod, located on the left bank (‘side’) of Volkhov river bank near Saint Sophia
Categories: historic district, city district in Russia, and locality
Location: Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

58.52394° or 58° 31′ 26″ north

Longitude

31.2644° or 31° 15′ 52″ east

Open location code

9GCHG7F7+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Sophia Side from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Sophia Side” goes by many names.

French: “Rive de Sainte-Sophie”
Russian: “Софийская сторона”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lyudin End and Привокзальный район.

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