Kronstadt

For other uses, see Kronstadt (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kroonstad in South Africa.

Kronstadt
Кронштадт
Municipal town
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Flag
Coat of arms of Kronstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Kronstadt
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Kronstadt is located in Russia
Kronstadt
Kronstadt
Location of Kronstadt
Kronstadt is located in Saint Petersburg
Kronstadt
Kronstadt
Kronstadt (Saint Petersburg)
Coordinates: 59°59′27″N 29°46′29″E / 59.99083°N 29.77472°E / 59.99083; 29.77472
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaint Petersburg
Founded1704
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total
43,005
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
197760–197762Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 812
OKTMO ID40360000
Websitewww.gov.spb.ru/gov/admin/terr/reg_kronsht

Kronstadt (Russian: Кроншта́дт, romanized: Kronshtadt, IPA: [krɐnˈʂtat]) is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 km (19 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, near the head of the Gulf of Finland. It is linked to the former Russian capital by a combination levee-causeway-seagate, the St Petersburg Dam, part of the city's flood defences, which also acts as road access to Kotlin island from the mainland.

Founded in the early 18th century by Peter the Great, it became an important international centre of commerce whose trade role was later eclipsed by its strategic significance as the primary maritime defence outpost of the former Russian capital.[4][5] The main base of the Russian Baltic Fleet was located in Kronstadt, guarding the approaches to Saint Petersburg. In March 1921, the island city was the site of the Kronstadt rebellion.

The historic centre of the city and its fortifications are part of the World Heritage Site that is Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.

Kronstadt has been a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians for many years due to the memory of Saint John of Kronstadt.

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  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Kaplan, 1995
  5. ^ Herbert H. Kaplan Russian Overseas Commerce with Great Britain During the Reign of Catherine II. Volume 218 of "American Philosophical Society": Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, 1995. ISBN 978-087-1692-184