Ekaterinhofsky Island - an island in the delta of the Ekaterinofka River in St. Petersburg , limited by the Ekaterinofka River, the Paper Channel and the Tarakanovka River.
| Ekaterinhof island | |
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 In the park Ekaterinof | |
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| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | St. Petersburg |
Content
History
The name Ekaterinhofsky island arose in the 18th century, according to the Ekaterinhofsky palace located on the island [1] .
Bridges
Bridges connect the other islands of Yekaterinofsky Island:
- Molvinsky bridge
- Sutugin bridge
- Paper bridge
Ekaterinhof. Engraving of 1716
Attractions
- park Ekaterinhof
Notes
- ↑ Toponymic Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg. - SPb .: Information and publishing agency LIK, 2002. - P. 69
Literature
- Leningrad. Historical and geographical atlas. - M .: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1981.
- Darinsky A.V. Geography of Leningrad. - L .: Lenizdat, 1982.
- 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. 44 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- 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. - SPb. : Norint , 2002 .-- 353 p. - ISBN 5-7711-0019-6 .
- St. Petersburg: Encyclopedia. - M .: Russian Political Encyclopedia, 2006.