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'''SAINT PETERSBURG (Санкт-Петербург)''' | '''SAINT PETERSBURG (Санкт-Петербург)''' | ||
(Founded in 1703 as St. Petersburg until 1914; 1914-1924: Petrograd; 1924-1991: Leningrad; since 1991 St. Petersburg) | (Founded in 1703 as St. Petersburg until 1914; 1914-1924:Petrograd; 1924-1991:Leningrad; since 1991 St. Petersburg) | ||
Federal Subject: Saint Petersburg | Federal Subject:Saint Petersburg | ||
[[File:stpeters.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:stpeters.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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St. Petersburg is divided into eighteen city districts, which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.<br> | St. Petersburg is divided into eighteen city districts, which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.<br> | ||
The following districts and okrugs use arms : | The following districts and okrugs use arms : | ||
* [[Admiralteyskiy]] | |||
* [[Akademicheskoye]] | |||
* [[Alexandrovskaya]] | |||
* [[Aptekarskiy]] | |||
* [[Avtovo]] (Автово) | * [[Avtovo]] (Автово) | ||
* [[Balkansky]] (Балканский) | * [[Balkansky]] (Балканский) | ||
* [[Beloostrov]] (Белоостров) | * [[Beloostrov]] (Белоостров) | ||
* [[Bolshaya Okhta]] | |||
* [[Chkalovskoye]] (Чкаловское) | * [[Chkalovskoye]] (Чкаловское) | ||
* [[Chyornaya rechka]] (Чёрная речка) | * [[Chyornaya rechka]] (Чёрная речка) | ||
* [[Dahnoe]] | |||
* [[Dvortsovy]] | |||
* [[Ekateringofskiy]] | |||
* [[Gagarinskoe]] | |||
* [[Gavan]] | |||
* [[Georgievsky]] | |||
* [[Gorelovo]] (Горелово) | * [[Gorelovo]] (Горелово) | ||
* [[Grazhdanka]] (Гражданка) | * [[Grazhdanka]] (Гражданка) | ||
* [[Ivanovskiy]] | |||
* [[Kolpino]] | |||
* [[Komarovo]] | |||
* [[Kolomyagi]] (Коломяги) | * [[Kolomyagi]] (Коломяги) | ||
* [[Konstantinovskoye]] ( Константиновское) | * [[Konstantinovskoye]] ( Константиновское) | ||
* [[Krasnoe Selo]] | |||
* [[Kronstadt (St Petersburg)]] | |||
* [[Lakhta-Olgino]] (Лахта-Ольгино) | * [[Lakhta-Olgino]] (Лахта-Ольгино) | ||
* [[Levashovo]] | |||
* [[Lisy Nos]] | |||
* [[Lomonosov]] | |||
* [[Molodyozhnoye]] | |||
* [[Moskovskaya Zastava]] (Московская Застава) | * [[Moskovskaya Zastava]] (Московская Застава) | ||
* [[Narvsky]] | |||
* [[Okkervil]] (Оккервиль) | * [[Okkervil]] (Оккервиль) | ||
* [[Okrug No 7 ]]<br/> | * [[Okrug No 7 ]]<br/> | ||
* [[Okrug No 53]] | |||
* [[Okrug No 58]] | |||
* [[Ozero Dolgoye]] (Озеро Долгое) | * [[Ozero Dolgoye]] (Озеро Долгое) | ||
* [[Pargolovo]] | |||
* [[Pavlovsk]] | |||
* [[Pesochny]] | |||
* [[Petro-Slavyanka]] (Петро-Славянка) | * [[Petro-Slavyanka]] (Петро-Славянка) | ||
* [[Piskaryovka]] (Пискарёвка) | * [[Piskaryovka]] (Пискарёвка) | ||
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* [[Porokhovye]] (Пороховые) | * [[Porokhovye]] (Пороховые) | ||
* [[Pravoberezhny]] (Правобережный) | * [[Pravoberezhny]] (Правобережный) | ||
* [[Pushkin]] | |||
* [[Repino]] | |||
* [[Strelna]] (Стрельна) | * [[Strelna]] (Стрельна) | ||
* [[Tyarlevo]] (Тярлево) | * [[Tyarlevo]] (Тярлево) | ||
* [[Ulyanka]] (Ульянка) | * [[Ulyanka]] (Ульянка) | ||
* [[Ust-Izhora]] (Усть-Ижора) | * [[Ust-Izhora]] (Усть-Ижора) | ||
* [[Vasilyevskiy]] | |||
* [[Vladimirskiy]] | |||
* [[Volkovskoye]] (Волковское) | * [[Volkovskoye]] (Волковское) | ||
* [[Vvedensky]] (Введенский) | * [[Vvedensky]] (Введенский) | ||
* [[Yuntolovo]] | |||
* [[Zelenogorsk]] | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Speransov, 1974; Information send to me by mail. | [[Literature]] :Speransov, 1974; Information send to me by mail. | ||
[[Category:Russian municipalities S]] | [[Category:Russian municipalities S]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:48, 10 August 2024
SAINT PETERSBURG (Санкт-Петербург)
(Founded in 1703 as St. Petersburg until 1914; 1914-1924:Petrograd; 1924-1991:Leningrad; since 1991 St. Petersburg)
Federal Subject:Saint Petersburg
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 7, 1780 by decree of the Russian Empress Catherine II. Reinstated on September 6, 1991 by the Presidium of the Leningrad City Soviet of People's Deputies.
The arms show in a red field two anchors placed crosswise, their rings downwards with two flukes on the right and four on the left; on the crossing, a gold sceptre mounted vertically with its top in the form of Russian double-headed eagle under the imperial crown.
The arms of the city conveys the idea of the city's founder Peter the Great. The red shield meant to denote the bloody battles, two anchors (different in design) showed that St. Petersburg is both a sea and river port, the gold scepter stood for the new capital of Russia, St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg is divided into eighteen city districts, which are in turn subdivided into municipal okrugs, municipal towns, and municipal settlements.
The following districts and okrugs use arms :
- Admiralteyskiy
- Akademicheskoye
- Alexandrovskaya
- Aptekarskiy
- Avtovo (Автово)
- Balkansky (Балканский)
- Beloostrov (Белоостров)
- Bolshaya Okhta
- Chkalovskoye (Чкаловское)
- Chyornaya rechka (Чёрная речка)
- Dahnoe
- Dvortsovy
- Ekateringofskiy
- Gagarinskoe
- Gavan
- Georgievsky
- Gorelovo (Горелово)
- Grazhdanka (Гражданка)
- Ivanovskiy
- Kolpino
- Komarovo
- Kolomyagi (Коломяги)
- Konstantinovskoye ( Константиновское)
- Krasnoe Selo
- Kronstadt (St Petersburg)
- Lakhta-Olgino (Лахта-Ольгино)
- Levashovo
- Lisy Nos
- Lomonosov
- Molodyozhnoye
- Moskovskaya Zastava (Московская Застава)
- Narvsky
- Okkervil (Оккервиль)
- Okrug No 7
- Okrug No 53
- Okrug No 58
- Ozero Dolgoye (Озеро Долгое)
- Pargolovo
- Pavlovsk
- Pesochny
- Petro-Slavyanka (Петро-Славянка)
- Piskaryovka (Пискарёвка)
- Pontonny (Понтонный)
- Porokhovye (Пороховые)
- Pravoberezhny (Правобережный)
- Pushkin
- Repino
- Strelna (Стрельна)
- Tyarlevo (Тярлево)
- Ulyanka (Ульянка)
- Ust-Izhora (Усть-Ижора)
- Vasilyevskiy
- Vladimirskiy
- Volkovskoye (Волковское)
- Vvedensky (Введенский)
- Yuntolovo
- Zelenogorsk
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Literature :Speransov, 1974; Information send to me by mail.