Poklonnaya Gora is a hill in the north of St. Petersburg , in the Vyborg district . Altitude 40 meters. It is part of the so-called Pargolovo - Levash moraine ridge.
| Poklonnaya Gora | |
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| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 40 m |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | St. Petersburg |
According to one version, the hill got its name because from here the Swedes sent their messengers to Peter I with a request for peace.
To the north-west of Poklonnaya Gora there is a chain of lakes (Upper, Middle and Big Suzdal ), which gave the name to the Ozerki region.
See also
- Poklonnogorskaya street
Literature
- Gorbachevich K. S. , Khablo E. P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of Leningrad. - 3rd ed., Rev. and add. - L .: Lenizdat , 1985 .-- S. 302. - 511 p.
- Gorbachevich K. S. , Khablo E. P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of St. Petersburg. - 4th ed., Revised. - SPb. : Norint , 1996. - S. 205-206. - 359 p. - ISBN 5-7711-0002-1 .
- Glezerov S.E. Historical districts of St. Petersburg from A to Z. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2010. - S. 330—335. - 496 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-227-02109-0 .