federal city in and former capital of Russia
  • St. Petersburg
  • Petrograd
  • Leningrad
  • Petersburg
  • Sankt-Peterburg
  • St Petersburg
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    Saint Petersburg
    federal city in and former capital of Russia
    • St. Petersburg
    • Petrograd
    • Leningrad
    • Petersburg
    • Sankt-Peterburg
    • St Petersburg

    Statements

    instance of
    big city
    start time
    18. century
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    capital of Russia
    start time
    1712
    end time
    11 March 1918Gregorian
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    city or town
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    million city
    start time
    1923
    end time
    1942
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    million city
    start time
    1891
    end time
    1918
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    million city
    start time
    1946
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    judicial capital
    start time
    2020s
    valid in place
    Russia
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://saint-petersburg.ru/news/2024/12/19/29654
    title
    Верховный суд переедет в Петербург: на Петроградской вовсю идет стройка (Russian)
    image
    Peter & Paul fortress in SPB 03.jpg
    3,600 × 2,384; 4.54 MB
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    official name
    Санкт-Петербург (Russian)
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    30 August 1914Julian
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    Петроград (Russian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    statement is subject of
    Petrograd
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    Ленинград (Russian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    6 September 1991
    statement is subject of
    Leningrad
    named after
    Vladimir Lenin
    short name
    Л. (Russian)
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    Санкт-Петербург (Russian)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Sankt Petersburg (German)
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    30 August 1914Julian
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    Szentpétervár (Hungarian)
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    30 August 1914Julian
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    Sankt Petersburg (Romanian)
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    30 August 1914Julian
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    Petrograd (German)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Petrográd (Hungarian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Петраград (Belarusian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Petrograd (Romanian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Петраград (Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography))
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Leningrad (German)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Leningrád (Hungarian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
    0 references
    Ленінград (Belarusian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Leningrad (Romanian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Ленінград (Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography))
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Ленінград (Ukrainian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Sankt Petersburg (German)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Szentpétervár (Hungarian)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Sankt Petersburg (Romanian)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Leningrado (Spanish)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Լենինգրադ (Armenian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Պետրոգրադ (Armenian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
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    Санкт-Петербург (Ukrainian)
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    30 August 1914Julian
    0 references
    Петроград (Ukrainian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    0 references
    Санкт-Петербург (Ukrainian)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Լենինկրատ (Western Armenian)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Leninqrad (Azerbaijani)
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
    0 references
    Petroqrad (Azerbaijani)
    start time
    31 August 1914Julian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    0 references
    Петроград (Bulgarian)
    start time
    31 August 1914Gregorian
    end time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    0 references
    Ленинград (Bulgarian)
    start time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
    0 references
    Санкт Петербург (Bulgarian)
    start time
    5 September 1991
    0 references
    Санкт Петербург (Bulgarian)
    end time
    31 August 1914Gregorian
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    Leningrad (Polish)
    start time
    25 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    5 September 1991
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    Petersburg (Polish)
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    native label
    Санкт-Петербург (Russian)
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    Sankt Petersburg (German)
    reason for deprecated rank
    does not exactly match
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    Sankt Pieter Burch (Dutch)
    nature of statement
    interim
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    nickname
    Питер (Russian)
    statement is subject of
    Piter
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    Piter (Swedish)
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    Window to Europe (English)
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    Window to the West (English)
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    City of White Nights (English)
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    Northern Palmyra (English)
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    short name
    SPb (English)
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    SPb (French)
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    СПб (Russian)
    start time
    6 September 1991
    object of statement has role
    string not for label in WikiProject
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    IPA transcription
    [sankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk]
    language of work or name
    Russian
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    named after
    Saint Peter
    excluding
    Soviet Union
    start time
    6 September 1991
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    Vladimir Lenin
    start time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    end time
    6 September 1991
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    Saint Peter
    start time
    1703
    end time
    26 January 1924Gregorian
    named by
    Peter the Great
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    demonym
    петербуржцы (Russian)
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    питерские (Russian)
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    St Petersburger (English)
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    Sankt-Peterburgano (Esperanto)
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    питерцы (Russian)
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    official language
    Russian
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    continent
    Europe
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    country
    Tsardom of Russia
    start time
    27 May 1703Gregorian
    end time
    22 October 1721Julian
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    Russian Empire
    end time
    7 November 1917Gregorian
    start time
    22 October 1721Julian
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    Russian Republic
    start time
    1 September 1917Julian
    end time
    8 November 1917Gregorian
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    Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
    start time
    7 November 1917Gregorian
    end time
    30 December 1922Gregorian
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    Soviet Union
    start time
    30 December 1922Gregorian
    end time
    25 December 1991
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    Russia
    start time
    25 December 1991
    1 reference
    stated in
    Constitution of Russia
    retrieved
    27 October 2016
    capital of
    Tsardom of Russia
    start time
    1712
    end time
    1721
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    Russian Empire
    start time
    1721
    end time
    1728
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    Saint Peterburg County
    start time
    1727
    end time
    1927
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    Russian Empire
    start time
    1730
    end time
    1917
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    Russian Republic
    start time
    1 September 1917Gregorian
    end time
    7 November 1917Gregorian
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    Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
    start time
    7 November 1917Gregorian
    end time
    11 March 1918Gregorian
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    Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
    start time
    7 November 1917Gregorian
    end time
    11 March 1918Gregorian
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    Leningrad Oblast
    start time
    1 August 1927Gregorian
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    Northwestern Federal District
    start time
    13 May 2000
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    located in the administrative territorial entity
    Russian Empire
    start time
    22 October 1721Julian
    end time
    1 September 1917Julian
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    Russian Republic
    start time
    1 September 1917Julian
    end time
    25 October 1917Julian
    0 references
    Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
    start time
    25 October 1917Julian
    end time
    30 December 1922Gregorian
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    Russia
    start time
    25 December 1991
    1 reference
    stated in
    OKTMO
    retrieved
    13 March 2015
    Tsardom of Russia
    start time
    16 May 1703Julian
    end time
    22 October 1721Julian
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    coordinates of easternmost point

    Map

    59°45'17.716"N, 30°45'31.997"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

    Map

    60°14'40.348"N, 29°42'9.648"E
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    coordinates of southernmost point

    Map

    59°38'N, 30°15'E
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    coordinates of westernmost point

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    60°11'27.038"N, 29°25'34.306"E
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    population
    149,700±100
    point in time
    1764
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    150,300±100
    point in time
    1765
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    174,800±100
    point in time
    1780
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    217,900±100
    point in time
    1789
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    220,200±100
    point in time
    1800
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    335,600±100
    point in time
    1811
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    363,900±100
    point in time
    1817
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    424,700±100
    point in time
    1825
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    442,900±100
    point in time
    1833
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    468,800±100
    point in time
    1837
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    470,200±100
    point in time
    1840
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    487,300±100
    point in time
    1850
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    532,200±100
    point in time
    1852
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    539,500±100
    point in time
    1863
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    668,000±1,000
    point in time
    1870
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    928,000±1,000
    point in time
    1882
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    1,033,600±1,000
    point in time
    1891
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    1,418,000±1,000
    point in time
    1900
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    1,439,600±100
    point in time
    1901
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    1,281,108
    point in time
    1903
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    2,118,500±100
    point in time
    1914
    0 references
    2,314,500±100
    point in time
    1915
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    2,415,700±1,000
    point in time
    1916
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    2,300,000±1,000
    point in time
    1917
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    1,469,000±1,000
    point in time
    1918
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    900,000±1,000
    point in time
    1919
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    740,000±1,000
    point in time
    1920
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    830,000±1,000
    point in time
    1921
    0 references
    960,000±1,000
    point in time
    1922
    0 references
    1,093,000±1,000
    point in time
    1923
    0 references
    1,221,000±1,000
    point in time
    1924
    0 references
    1,379,000±1,000
    point in time
    1925
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    1,590,770±10
    point in time
    1926
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    1,688,300±100
    point in time
    1928
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    2,009,500±100
    point in time
    1930
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    2,715,700±100
    point in time
    1935
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    3,191,304
    point in time
    1939
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    2,920,000±1,000
    point in time
    1940
    0 references
    2,992,000±1,000
    point in time
    1941
    0 references
    2,432,000±1,000
    point in time
    1942
    0 references
    622,000±1,000
    point in time
    1943
    0 references
    546,000±1,000
    point in time
    1944
    0 references
    927,000±1,000
    point in time
    1945
    0 references
    1,541,000±1,000
    point in time
    1946
    0 references
    1,920,000±10,000
    point in time
    1947
    0 references
    1,998,000±1,000
    point in time
    1948
    0 references
    2,218,000±1,000
    point in time
    1949
    0 references
    2,258,000±1,000
    point in time
    1950
    0 references
    2,797,000±1,000
    point in time
    1955
    0 references
    2,814,000±1,000
    point in time
    1956
    0 references
    3,321,196
    point in time
    1959
    0 references
    3,432,000±1,000
    point in time
    1960
    0 references
    3,036,000±1,000
    point in time
    1962
    0 references
    3,777,200±100
    point in time
    1965
    0 references
    3,296,000
    point in time
    1967
    0 references
    3,949,501
    point in time
    1970
    0 references
    3,679,000±1,000
    point in time
    1973
    0 references
    4,418,000±1,000
    point in time
    1975
    0 references
    3,915,000±1,000
    point in time
    1976
    0 references
    4,588,183
    point in time
    1979
    0 references
    4,635,200±100
    point in time
    1980
    0 references
    4,669,400±100
    point in time
    1981
    0 references
    4,711,200±100
    point in time
    1982
    0 references
    4,762,100±100
    point in time
    1983
    0 references
    4,806,400±100
    point in time
    1984
    0 references
    4,844,200±100
    point in time
    1985
    0 references
    4,882,200±100
    point in time
    1986
    0 references
    4,931,200±100
    point in time
    1987
    0 references
    4,986,900±100
    point in time
    1988
    0 references
    5,023,506
    point in time
    1989
    0 references
    5,002,444
    point in time
    1990
    0 references
    5,007,469
    point in time
    1991
    0 references
    4,986,405
    point in time
    1992
    0 references
    4,942,891
    point in time
    1993
    0 references
    4,881,563
    point in time
    1993
    0 references
    4,845,407
    point in time
    1995
    0 references
    4,820,213
    point in time
    1996
    0 references
    4,806,641
    point in time
    1997
    0 references
    4,783,982
    point in time
    1998
    0 references
    4,770,897
    point in time
    1999
    0 references
    4,741,923
    point in time
    2000
    0 references
    4,714,844
    point in time
    2001
    0 references
    4,661,219
    point in time
    2002
    0 references
    4,656,474
    point in time
    2003
    0 references
    4,624,083
    point in time
    2004
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    4,600,000±10,000
    point in time
    2005
    0 references
    4,580,620
    point in time
    2006
    0 references
    4,571,184
    point in time
    2007
    0 references
    4,568,047
    point in time
    2008
    0 references
    4,581,854
    point in time
    2009
    0 references
    4,879,566
    point in time
    2010
    0 references
    4,899,344
    point in time
    2011
    0 references
    4,953,219
    point in time
    2012
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    5,028,000±1,000
    point in time
    2013
    0 references
    5,225,690
    point in time
    1 January 2016
    1 reference