Vasilyevsky Island

[[File:VasilievskyIsland.png|thumb|Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg]]

[[File:VasilievskyIsland.png|thumb|Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg]]

'''Vasilyevsky Island''' ({{langx|ru|Васи́льевский о́стров}}, Vasilyevsky Ostrov, V.O.) is an island in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia, bordered by the [[Bolshaya Neva River|Bolshaya Neva]] and [[Malaya Neva River]]s (in the delta of the [[Neva River]]) in the south and northeast, and by [[Neva Bay]] of the [[Gulf of Finland]] in the west. Vasilyevsky Island is separated from [[Dekabristov Island]] by the [[Smolenka River]]. Together they form the territory of [[Vasileostrovsky District]], an [[administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg|administrative division of Saint Petersburg]].

'''Vasilyevsky Island''' ({{langx|ru|Васи́льевский о́стров}}, Vasilyevsky Ostrov, V.O., {{langx|fi|Vasilinsaari}}, {{langx|fi|Hirvisaari|label=none}}) is an island in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia, bordered by the [[Bolshaya Neva River|Bolshaya Neva]] and [[Malaya Neva River]]s (in the delta of the [[Neva River]]) in the south and northeast, and by [[Neva Bay]] of the [[Gulf of Finland]] in the west. Vasilyevsky Island is separated from [[Dekabristov Island]] by the [[Smolenka River]]. Together they form the territory of [[Vasileostrovsky District]], an [[administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg|administrative division of Saint Petersburg]].

Situated just across the river from the [[Winter Palace]], it constitutes a large portion of the city's historic center. Two of the most famous St. Petersburg bridges, [[Palace Bridge]] and [[Blagoveshchensky Bridge]], connect it with the mainland to the south. The [[Exchange Bridge]] and [[Tuchkov Bridge]] across the Malaya Neva connect it with [[Petrogradsky Island]]. Vasilyevsky Island is served by [[Vasileostrovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Vasileostrovskaya]] and [[Primorskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Primorskaya stations]] of [[Saint Petersburg Metro]] ([[Line 3 of Saint Petersburg Metro|Line 3]] [[File:Spb metro line3.svg|27px]]). There are plans to build new Metro stations on Vasilyevsky Island by extending [[Line 4 (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Line 4]] (the Orange Line) to the Island. In addition, the island is serviced by bus routes and [[Tramways in Saint Petersburg|tramway lines]].

Situated just across the river from the [[Winter Palace]], it constitutes a large portion of the city's historic center. Two of the most famous St. Petersburg bridges, [[Palace Bridge]] and [[Blagoveshchensky Bridge]], connect it with the mainland to the south. The [[Exchange Bridge]] and [[Tuchkov Bridge]] across the Malaya Neva connect it with [[Petrogradsky Island]]. Vasilyevsky Island is served by [[Vasileostrovskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Vasileostrovskaya]] and [[Primorskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Primorskaya stations]] of [[Saint Petersburg Metro]] ([[Line 3 of Saint Petersburg Metro|Line 3]] [[File:Spb metro line3.svg|27px]]). There are plans to build new Metro stations on Vasilyevsky Island by extending [[Line 4 (Saint Petersburg Metro)|Line 4]] (the Orange Line) to the Island. In addition, the island is serviced by bus routes and [[Tramways in Saint Petersburg|tramway lines]].