Fort Obrucev, Saint Petersburg
#453 among attractions in Saint Petersburg


Facts and practical information
Fort Obruchev is one of the northern forts of the Kronstadt fortress.
Saint Petersburg Russia

Fort Obrucev – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, Kronstadt Naval Museum, Fort Alexander, Kronstadt.
5 miSENavy-affiliated Russian Orthodox churchKronstadt Naval Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
129 min walk • The Kronstadt Naval Cathedral stands as a majestic landmark in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, symbolizing the maritime glory and history of the Russian Navy. This magnificent church, officially known as the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt, was...
4.6 miSHistory museum, Museum, Maritime museumKronstadt Naval Museum, Saint Petersburg
117 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...
4.8 miSMilitary base, Architecture, Historical placeFort Alexander, Saint Petersburg
123 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.
4.9 miSELocalityKronstadt, Saint Petersburg
125 min walk • Kronstadt, also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg, near the head of the Gulf of Finland.
4.7 miSChurchSaint Andrew's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
120 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.
3.8 miSBridgeSaint Petersburg Dam, Saint Petersburg
96 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.
5 miSMemorialAdmiralu Stepanu Osipovicu Makarovu, Saint Petersburg
129 min walk • Memorial Stiepana Macarowa in the Chronist - a monument erected in 1913 in Kronstadzda, Russia in honor of the Russian navy commander, oceanographer, polarist and vice-admiration of Stiepana Makarowa. Funds for the construction of the monument were collected in 1910.
4.7 miNEForts and castlesFort Totleben, Saint Petersburg
121 min walk • Fort Totleben is one of the long-term defensive structures that make up the defense system of Kronstadt. Administratively the territory of the fort belongs to the municipality of Kronstadt.
5 miSBridge, Historical placeKronstadtskij futstok, Saint Petersburg
129 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.
3.7 miSIsland with the town of KronstadtKotlin Island, Saint Petersburg
95 min walk • 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.