Gangutskaya street

Gangutskaya street
Gangutskaya street
general information
A country	Russia
City	St. Petersburg
Area	Central
Length	245 m
Underground	Chernyshevskaya
Former names	Former Empty Market; Empty Market Lane,; Rynoshny Lane; Market Lane; Market,; Market
Postcode	191028, 191187
Police unit	Foundry

Gangutskaya street - a street in the center of St. Petersburg . Passes from the embankment of the Fontanka River to Gagarinskaya Street .

Content

The street borders or crosses the following embankment, lane and street:

Originally - the street of the former Empty Market . The name was given in 1798 on the Empty Market (house number 3, not preserved).
From 1804 to 1828 - Rynoshny Lane .
From 1822 to 1844 - Market Lane .
Since 1828 - Rynoshnaya street .
From 1836 to July 31, 1950 - Market Street .
The modern name was given on July 31, 1950 along the Gangut Peninsula in memory of the victory of the Russian navy over the Swedish fleet in 1714 and in honor of the defenders of the peninsula in World War II .

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