Gdovskaya street - a street in the Petrograd district in St. Petersburg . Passes from Red Cadet Street to Pioneer Street .
| Gdovskaya street | |
|---|---|
 House on the corner of Gdovskaya street and Red Cadet street | |
| general information | |
| A country | Russia |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| Area | Petrogradsky |
| Historical district | Koltovsky , Petrograd side |
| Length | 125 m |
| Underground |  Sports Chkalovskaya |
| Former names | 6th street 6th Spasskaya Street, 6th Spassky Lane, 6th Koltovskaya street |
| Police unit | Petersburg part |
History
The original name of 6th Street has been known since 1798. It was one of eight number streets in Koltovskaya Sloboda . Since 1822 it was named 6th Spasskaya Street , given along Bolshaya Spasskaya Street (now Red Cadet Street). There were options for 6th Spassky Lane , 6th Koltovskaya Street [1] .
The modern name Gdovskaya street was given on January 20, 1858 in the city of Gdov in a series of streets of the Petersburg side, named for the settlements of the St. Petersburg province [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Toponymic Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg. - St. Petersburg: Information and publishing agency LIK, 2002. - P. 89—90
Literature
- 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. 36 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- Architects of St. Petersburg. XIX - beginning of XX century / comp. V. G. Isachenko ; ed. Yu. Artemyev, S. Prohvatilova. - SPb. : Lenizdat , 1998 .-- 1070 p. - ISBN 5-289-01586-8 .
- 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 .