Kotlin Island, Saint Petersburg

Name: Kotlin Island
Address: Saint Petersburg, Russia

#495 among attractions in Saint Petersburg

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Kotlin is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, 32 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf. The fortified city of Kronstadt is located on the island and forms part of a World Heritage Site that is Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. The island serves as a gateway to Saint Petersburg and as such has been the site of several military engagements. The Kotlin programming language is named for the island, much as the Java programming language shares its name with an Indonesian island. ()

Local name: Котлин Area: 5.79 mi²Maximum elevation: 56 ftCoordinates: 60°0'22"N, 29°44'7"E

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Kotlin Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kronstadt Naval Museum, Fort Alexander, Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg Dam.

1.2 miSE
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Kronstadt Naval Museum, Saint Petersburg
30 min walk • The Kronstadt Naval Museum, an emblem of Russia's rich maritime history, is nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg. This museum is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Russia's naval heritage, showcasing a vast array of artifacts and exhibits related...
1.3 miSW
Military base, Architecture, Historical place
Fort Alexander, Saint Petersburg
33 min walk • Fort Alexander, also Fort Alexander I, or Plague Fort is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. From 1899 to 1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases.
1.3 miSE
Church
Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
33 min walk • St. Andrew's Cathedral was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral of Kronstadt. The church was built in 1805–1817 to Andreyan Zakharov's designs to replace a wooden church dating from 1718.
0.4 miE
Bridge
Saint Petersburg Dam, Saint Petersburg
12 min walk • The Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility Complex, unofficially the Saint Petersburg Dam, is a 25 km long complex of dams for flood control near Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1.5 miSE
Bridge, Historical place
Kronstadtskij futstok, Saint Petersburg
38 min walk • The Kronstadt Footstick is a footstick for measuring the level of the Baltic Sea, installed at the mouth of the Blue Bridge over the Obvodny Canal in Kronstadt.