Quick facts about Saint Petersburg
Area: | 606 sq km |
Location: | Located at the mouth of the Neva River and across the islands of its delta on the coast of the Finnish Gulf. |
Geographic coordinates: |
59 55 N, 30 25 E |
Population: | approx 4,600,000 (2005 est.) |
Foundation: | May 1703, by Peter the Great |
Climate: | The climate is intermediate (from nautical to continental). The average temperature in July is +18 C, in February -8 C. |
UTC/GMT Offset: | UTC/GMT + 3 hours |
Area code: | 812 |
Major attractions: | Hermitage, Winter Palace, St Isaac Cathedral, Savior on the Blood, Alexander Nevsky Lavra. |
Popular attractions: | The State Hermitage Museum, The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, The Bronze Horseman, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Peterhof Park and Palaces, ... view more attractions |