Vasilyevsky Island
| Native name: Васильевский остров | |
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 Spit o Vasilyevsky Island wi the Auld Saunt Petersburg Stock Exchynge an Rostral Columns. The dome o the Pushkin Hoose hovers in the backgrund |
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| Geografie | |
| Location | Guwf o Finland |
| Coordinates | 59°56′N 30°16′E / 59.94°N 30.26°E |
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Roushie
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| Ceety | Saunt Petersburg |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 203,058 (as of 2010) |
| Ethnic groups | Roushies |
Vasilyevsky Island is an island in St. Petersburg, Roushie, bordered bi the Bolshaya Neva an Malaya Neva Rivers (in the delta o the Neva River) in the sooth an northeast, an bi the Guwf o Finland in the wast. Vasilyevsky Island is separatit frae Dekabristov Island bi the Smolenka River. Thegither they form the territory o Vasileostrovsky Destrict, an admeenistrative diveesion o Saunt Petersburg. The district's population: 203,058 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 199,692 (2002 Census).[2]
Situatit juist athort the river frae the Winter Palace, it constitutes a lairge portion o the ceety's historic center. Twa o the maist famous St. Petersburg brigs, Palace Brig an Blagoveshchensky Brig, connect it wi the mainland tae the sooth. The Exchynge Brig an Tuchkov Brig athort the Malaya Neva connect it wi Petrogradsky Island. Vasilyevsky Island is served by Vasileostrovskaya an Primorskaya stations o Saint Petersburg Metro (Line 3 
). There are tramwey lines an aw.
References [edit]
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Retrieved on 29 Juin 2012. .
- ↑ Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Retrieved on 9 Februar 2012. .
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