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Zashchitnaya Bay
Bay in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea
Bay in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea
Zashchitnaya Bay (; ) is the northernmost part of Vyborg Bay. It is located adjacent to the city of Vyborg (), Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Vyborg Bay is part of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The Castle of Vyborg and the Monrepos Park face Zashchitnaya Bay. The old Saimaa Canal (opened in 1856), as well as the new one, connect Zashchitnaya Bay with Lake Saimaa in Finland.
Etymology
The Russian name of the bay is derived from the Russian word for defense and may be translated as "shielding".
History
In the Middle Ages, the river Vuoksa had an outlet in Suomenvedenpohja, which however dried up little by little due to post-glacial rebound and was left completely dry in 1857 when the Kiviniemi rapids in Losevo (, ) were formed and the Burnaya River (, ) became the main outlet of Vuoksa.
Gallery
Image:Kalininsky Bridge.JPG|The Gvardeisky Strait () is one of the two waterways leading from the Bay of Vyborg to Zashchitnaya Bay. The present-day sailing route to Saimaa Canal runs below the bridge. Image:Vyborg from castle.jpg|The other waterway from the Bay of Vyborg to Zashchitnaya Bay is Linnansalmi, in which the Castle of Vyborg is located. The old vessel route to Saimaa Canal up to the 1930s ran through Linnansalmi.
Sources
- Map
- a society conserving the park of Monrepos
- a map of Monrepos
- a Historical Study of the villages surrounding Suomenvedenpohja - bay
- a State treaty between Finland and the Soviet union about the Saimaa Canal mentioning location of the Canal in Suomenvedenpohja.
- a link to a picture From Suomenvedenpohja
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