Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia
Советская Гавань
Sovetskaya Gavan’ is a town of 29,740 people in Khabarovsk, Russia, founded in 1853.
Why visit Sovetskaya Gavan’
Townapedia lists 33 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
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About Sovetskaya Gavan’
Sovetskaya Gavan (Russian: Сове́тская Га́вань, lit. 'Soviet harbor') is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, and a port on the Strait of Tartary which connects the Sea of Okhotsk in the north with the Sea of Japan in the south. Population: 27,712 (2010 census); 30,480 (2002 census); 34,915 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Sovetskaya Gavan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do8
Museums and landmarks33
Советско-Гаванский районный краеведческий музей имени Н. К. Бошняка
Museum
11А улица Ленина, Советская Гавань
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Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes13
BEERLOGA
Bar and pub · Chicken, Russian, Grill, Fish And Chips, Seafood, Local, Coffee Shop, Pancake · 0.9 km
Su-Th 11:00-02:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-04:00
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History
On May 23, 1853, Lt. Nikolay Konstantinovich Boshnyak of the Russian-American Company ship Nikolay discovered the bay on which Sovetskaya Gavan is located and named it Khadzhi Bay. On August 4, 1853, Captain Gennady Nevelskoy founded a military post named after Admiral Grand Duke Konstantin, and renamed the bay to Imperatorskaya Gavan ('Emperor's Harbor' or 'Port Imperial'). The bay was also known to the English as Barracouta Harbour. Nikolay Boshnyak was appointed the commander of the post, which became the first Russian settlement in the area, and the predecessor of today's Sovetskaya Gavan.
After the abandonment of the military post before 1900, the area became a center for timber production, including concessions to companies from other countries such as Canada.
The bay and the settlement were renamed Sovetskaya Gavan in 1922.
During World War II, construction was begun on a railway from the right bank of the Amur River near Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the Pacific coast, with Sovetskaya Gavan chosen as the endpoint. Sovetskaya Gavan was granted town status in 1941; the railway reached the town in 1945. This section of railway was the first section to be completed of what would later become the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
From 1950 until 1954, the town was the site of the prison camp Ulminlag of the gulag system.
From the History section of Sovetskaya Gavan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship3
Приход святых апостолов Петра и Павла
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
101 улица 15 Погибших Партизан
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Healthcare15
Map of Sovetskaya Gavan’
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Lososina 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Mayskiy 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Zavety Il’icha 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Oktyabr’skiy 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Vanino 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Gatka 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sovetskaya Gavan - Victory Square, собственная работа, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Советская-Гавань-администрация-района-2024, I13Robin, CC0
- Советская-Гавань-мозайка-улица-Ленина-2024, I13Robin, CC0
- Советская-Гавань-мозайка-улица-Ленина-зум-2024, I13Robin, CC0
- Советская-Гавань-площадь-Победы-2024, I13Robin, CC0
- Советская-Гавань-Зелёный-мыс-деревянная-набережная-2024, I13Robin, CC0
- 2014-05-16-sovgavan-2844, I13Robin, CC BY 4.0
- 2014-08-31-sovgavan-4094, I13Robin, CC BY 4.0
- 2014-08-31-sovgavan-srz-4093, I13Robin, CC BY 4.0
- Orostachys malacophylla (Crassulaceae) - Flickr - Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0
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