City Details: Saint Petersburg
A few alternate names for Saint Petersburg are: Agia Petroupole, Betuyrbukh, Cankt-Peterburg, LED, Leningrad, Leningrado, Lenjingrad, Lungsod ng Sankt-Peterburg, Peterburg, Peterburgo
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 sq km, Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
General Information
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Common Name: Russia
- Population: 5351935
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 59.93863, 30.31413
- Country Code: RUS
- Continent: Europe, Asia
Closest Airports to Saint Petersburg
- 1. Pulkovo Airport (LED), distance from city center: 15.65 km
- 2. Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), distance from city center: 170.98 km
- 3. Utti Air Base (UTI), distance from city center: 213.69 km
Location of Saint Petersburg
Country Details
- Country: Russia
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Capital: Moscow
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Eastern Europe
- Population: 144,104,080
- Area: 17,098,242 km²
- Languages: Russian
- Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- China
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (North)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mongolia
- Norway
- Poland
- Ukraine
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Museums in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Музей железных дорог России
улица Шкапина, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 198092
Coordinates: 59.9048° N, 30.2964° E
Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00 • We 12:30-20:30 • Fr-Su 10:00-18:00
Музей Анны Ахматовой в Фонтанном доме
Литейный проспект 53, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Coordinates: 59.9359° N, 30.3463° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:30-18:30 • We 12:00-20:00
Музей антропологии и этнографии имени Петра Великого Российской Академии наук
University Embankment 3 литБ, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034
Coordinates: 59.9415° N, 30.3037° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo off • Tu[-1] off
Ледокол «Красин»
набережная Лейтенанта Шмидта, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199026
Coordinates: 59.9278° N, 30.2690° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Крейсер "Аврора"
Петроградская набережная, Petrograd Side, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197046
Coordinates: 59.9554° N, 30.3378° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00
Русский музей
Engineering street, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191168
Coordinates: 59.9386° N, 30.3289° E
Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off
Музей городского электрического транспорта Санкт-Петербурга
Средний проспект В.О. 77 литА, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199178
Coordinates: 59.9388° N, 30.2601° E
Hours: We-Su 10:00-18:00
Мраморный дворец
Миллионная улица 5/1, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191186
Coordinates: 59.9452° N, 30.3267° E
Hours: Mo, Th, Fr-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off
Михайловский замок
Садовая улица 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023
Coordinates: 59.9404° N, 30.3385° E
Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off
Домик Петра I
Петровская набережная 6, Petrograd Side, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197046
Coordinates: 59.9533° N, 30.3308° E
Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Tu off • Th 13:00-21:00
Государственный мемориальный музей А. В. Суворова
Кирочная улица 43, Peski, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191015
Coordinates: 59.9432° N, 30.3765° E
Hours: We 13:00-21:00 • Th-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo-Tu off
Центральный музей связи имени А. С. Попова
Почтамтская улица 7, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190121
Coordinates: 59.9327° N, 30.3022° E
Hours: We-Su 10:30-18:00
Музей-квартира А. С. Пушкина
набережная реки Мойки, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191186
Coordinates: 59.9410° N, 30.3215° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-17:00 • Tu off • Fr[-1] off
Юсуповский дворец
набережная реки Мойки 94, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190068
Coordinates: 59.9293° N, 30.2985° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:30
Подводная лодка С-189
набережная Лейтенанта Шмидта, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190121
Coordinates: 59.9322° N, 30.2755° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-19:00
Дворец Меншикова
University Embankment 15, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034
Coordinates: 59.9389° N, 30.2953° E
Hours: Tu, Th, Sa-Su 10:30-18:00 • We, Fr 10:30-20:00
Музей Ф. М. Достоевского
Кузнечный переулок 5/2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191102
Coordinates: 59.9274° N, 30.3507° E
Hours: Tu,Th-Su 11:00-18:00 • We 13:00-20:00
Центральный музей железнодорожного транспорта
Садовая улица 50, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190031
Coordinates: 59.9246° N, 30.3132° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-17:30
Музей почвоведения им. В. В. Докучаева
набережная Макарова 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034
Coordinates: 59.9441° N, 30.3040° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Музей гигиены
Итальянская улица 25, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191168
Coordinates: 59.9358° N, 30.3374° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30 • Sa 11:00-18:30 • Su off