Vladimir Square is one of the central squares of St. Petersburg . Located at the intersection of Zagorodny and Vladimirsky Prospects, Kolokolnaya Street , Kuznechny Lane and Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street .
| Vladimirskaya square St. Petersburg | ||
| general information | ||
|---|---|---|
| City District | Central | |
| Police unit | Moscow | |
| Former names | Nahimson Square | |
| Nearest metro stations |  Vladimirskaya Dostoevskaya | |
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History
The modern name has been known since 1844 . Given over the Church of the Mother of God of Vladimir (Vladimirsky Prospect, house number 20).
From October 6, 1923 to July 10, 1950 - Nakhimson Square . Named in honor of S. M. Nachimson .
In 1997, a monument to F. M. Dostoevsky was erected on Vladimirskaya square.
Transport
- Bus : routes 165, K-15, K-25, K-90, K-177, K-187, K-190, K-209, K-258
- Metro : Vladimirskaya , Dostoevskaya stations
- Tram : service line
- Trolleybus : routes 3, 8, 15
Adjacent Streets
- Zagorodny Avenue
- Bolshaya Moskovskaya street
- Blacksmith lane
- Bell street
- Vladimirsky prospect
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. 72-73. - 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. 48-49. - 359 p. - ISBN 5-7711-0002-1 .
- City names today and yesterday: Petersburg toponymy / comp. S.V. Alekseeva, A.G. Vladimirovich , A.D. Erofeev et al. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - SPb. : Lick , 1997 .-- S. 33 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- Alekseeva S.V., Balashov E.A., Vladimirovich A.G. et al. Toponymic Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg. - SPb .: information and publishing agency "Lik", 2002. ISBN 5-86038-094-1