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St. Petersburg is an exciting city, which has to offer more than simply the Hermitage Museum and the Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater. Officially proclaimed the "Cultural Capital of Russia" St. Petersburg is a place, where you need weeks just to see all its major landmarks.
St. Petersburg, Russia is a relatively new city, founded in 1703. When it was nine years old it became the capital of Russia and retained this status till 1918. Even now it is referred to as the "Northern capital" of Russia. Over almost 300 years of its history St. Petersburg
accumulated all the grandeur of the Russian Imperial Court and became one of the largest centers of culture, science and industry. Created by Peter the Great as a sea port on the Baltic it was essentially "a window to the West" for Russia, combining the best of the West and the East.
Location: Eastern Europe, the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland)
Latitude: 59 degrees 57 North
Longitude: 30 degrees 19 East
Time Zone: GMT +3, Eastern +8
Founded: 16 (27) May, 1703
Citys birthday: celebrated each year on May 27
Population: 4 million 750 thousand (as of January 1998)
How does St. Petersburg compare? The most Northern city in the world with a population over 1 million
Area: 1400 square kilometers
Main river: Neva. The city is located in the delta of the Neva River on numerous islands, a fact which prompted some observers to call it "The City on 101 Islands"
Main natural phenomena: White Nights, Floods
Origin of the name: named in honor of St. Peter and NOT Peter the Great, the founder of the city. The name can be translated as "The City of St. Peter".
St. Petersburg, FL was named in honor of St. Petersburg, Russia by Russian-born railroad builder Piotr Dementyev (Peter Demens)
Name changes:
May, 1703 - August, 1914
St. Petersburg
August, 1914 - February, 1924
Petrograd
February, 1924 - July, 1991
Leningrad
July, 1991 - Present
St. Petersburg
Nicknames:
"The Venice of the North" (referring to St. Petersburg's many rivers and canals)
"The Palmyra of the North"
"The Northern Capital of Russia" (referring to the centuries-old rivalry between St. Petersburg and Moscow)
Symbols:
the Angel with a Cross (weather-vane on top of the Peter and Paul Cathedral)
the Little Ship -
Korablik (weather-vane on top of the Admiralty tower)
The Seal: A sea anchor and a river anchor with a scepter - a symbol of royal power - on a red field.
Local government: The Governor and the Governors Office, The Legislative Assembly
Zoning: 20 administrative districts, including satellite towns under St. Petersburgs jurisdiction
Culture: has always been and was recently officially proclaimed the "Cultural Capital of Russia"
