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Kronstadt

Kronstadt (English)
Кронштадт (Russian)
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Kronstadt is located in Russia
Kronstadt
Kronstadt
Location of Kronstadt in Russia
Coordinates: 60°00′N 29°46′E / 60.000°N 29.767°E / 60.000; 29.767Coordinates: 60°00′N 29°46′E / 60.000°N 29.767°E / 60.000; 29.767
Kronstadt coat of arms 1780.gif
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Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Saint Petersburg
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 43,005 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1704
Dialing code(s) +7 812
Official website
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Kronstadt (Russian: Кроншта́дт), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (German: Krone for "crown" and Stadt for "city"; Finnish: Retusaari, Estonian: Kroonlinn), is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 43,005 (2010 Census);43,385 (2002 Census).

It is also Saint Petersburg's main seaport. In March 1921, it was the site of the Kronstadt rebellion.

Traditionally, the seat of the Russian admiralty and the base of the Russian Baltic Fleet were located in Kronstadt guarding the approaches to Saint Petersburg. The historic centre of the city and its fortifications are part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.

Kronstadt has been a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians for many years due to the holy memory of Saint John of Kronstadt. Bus and water tours to Kronstadt are taken daily from Saint Petersburg.


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