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Krasnogvargeisky, Saint Petersburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Krasnogvargeisky is a district of Saint Petersburg along the Okhta River, holding the Okhta Powder Mill ensemble and the Elijah the Prophet church.
About Krasnogvargeisky
Where to stay in Krasnogvargeisky
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Krasnogvargeisky suits travellers who want a base along the Okhta River rather than among the palaces of the historic core. Beds cluster near the Okhta Reservoir and the old Okhta Powder Mill, where the Street Art Museum has taken over former factory halls while the Elijah the Prophet church still marks the bank. The setting is industrial.
If you would rather wake beside working-river heritage and the Rzhevskij corridor than in the tourist centre, this district of Saint Petersburg keeps the Okhtinsky No 3 Bridge and the reservoir walks within easy reach.
About Krasnogvargeisky
What are the main landmarks in Krasnogvargeisky?
Krasnogvargeisky reads as a powder-works district. The Okhta Powder Mill ensemble lines the Okhta River, its dam, hospital and Hydrocomplex of Okhta Powder Mill surviving as a rare cluster of Saint Petersburg industrial heritage beside the Okhta Reservoir. Nearby stand the Elijah the Prophet church and the Alexander Gates.
The Street Art Museum fills later factory sheds. Two landmarks frame the water: the Okhtinsky No 3 Bridge and the Dam at Okhta River.
What is the history of Krasnogvargeisky?
The Okhta banks carried gunpowder works long before the modern district formed. Barrels of powder were milled along these banks, and the Okhta Powder Mill ensemble still records that trade with its dam, its powder magazines and the Water Powered Twiner of Okhta Powder Mill beside the Okhta River. Krasnogvargeisky itself took shape in 1973.
Later the factory age arrived, leaving the Khimvolokno historic buildings and sheds that hold the Street Art Museum. The Elijah the Prophet church outlasted it all.
Where is Krasnogvargeisky?
Krasnogvargeisky spreads along the Okhta River in Saint Petersburg, an industrial quarter set around the Okhta Reservoir and the old Okhta Powder Mill.
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Updated July 2026