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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, romanized: Sankt-Peterburg) is a Russian city in northwestern Russia, near the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Over five million people live in St. Petersburg as of 2015, and it is the second biggest city in Russia.
1711 – Menshikov Palace opens. 1712. City becomes capital of Russian Empire. Winter Palace built. 1714. Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences founded. Summer Palace of Peter the Great built. 1716 – Catholic Church of St. Catherine founded. 1718 – Saint Petersburg Police established.
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject located in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia. It stands at the mouth of the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of Finland (part of the Baltic Sea ).
Saint Petersburg – second-largest city in Russia. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has the status of a federal subject (a federal city ). Its name was changed to "Petrograd" in 1914, then to "Leningrad" in 1924, and back to Saint Petersburg in 1991.
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 Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
Apr 25, 2024 · It is part of Florida’s “Sun Coast” region. Calusa peoples were early inhabitants of the area. The Spanish explorers Pánfilo de Narváez (1528) and Hernando de Soto (1539) were the first Europeans to visit the region.
Apr 5, 2024 · St. Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire. Its historic district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
