Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun fact 1 about Saint Petersburg

Spb 06-2017 img20 StMichael Castle (cropped)
city

Saint Petersburg is often referred to as the 'Window to Europe' and the 'Venice of the North' due to its many water corridors.

Saint Petersburg
Russia
Tap to learn more
city

Saint Petersburg

Russia

Country
Russia
Population
5.6M
Coordinates
59.93, 30.36
52nd most populous city in the world

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital.

From the “Toponymy” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: A.Savin · FAL