Hare Island

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Hare Island is a small river island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, best known as the historic site of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the city’s original citadel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river island
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Kronverksky Strait
linked to: Kronverk Strait

Petrogradsky Island
Zayachy Strait
associatedWithEvent founding of Saint Petersburg in 1703
country Russia
crossedBy Ioannovsky Bridge
Ioannovsky Bridge to Petrogradsky Island
linked to: Ioannovsky Bridge

Kronverksky Bridge
elevation low-lying river island
fortressConstructionStarted 1703
foundedAsFortressSiteBy Peter the Great
hasActivity historical sightseeing
tourism
hasFunction cultural heritage site
museum complex location
recreational area
hasLandmark Boat House of Peter the Great
Commandant’s House
linked to: Commandant's House

Ioannovsky Gate
Ioannovsky Ravelin
Mint Building of Saint Petersburg Mint
Monument to Peter the Great (Peter I) by Mikhail Shemyakin
Naryshkin Bastion
Nevsky Gate
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Trubetskoy Bastion Prison
hasStructure Peter and Paul Fortress
hasViewOf Neva River embankments
Palace Embankment
Spit of Vasilyevsky Island
Winter Palace
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
historicalRole location of the original citadel of Saint Petersburg
knownFor birthplace of Saint Petersburg’s urban development
site of the Peter and Paul Fortress
languageOfOriginalName Russian
locatedIn European Russia
Neva River
Northwestern Federal District
Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg

delta of the Neva River
nameMeaning Hare Island in Russian is Zayachy Island (Заячий остров)
originalName Zayachy Island
partOf Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
historic center of Saint Petersburg
urbanContext central Saint Petersburg

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Zayachy Island hasNameMeaning Hare Island