The Sestra ( Russian : Сестра ; Finnish : Rajajoki or Siestarjoki ; Swedish : Systerbäck ) is a river in Vsevolozhsky and Vyborgsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast and Kurortny District of Saint Petersburg , Russia . The length of the Sestra is 74 kilometres (46 mi), and the area of its basin is 399 square kilometres (154 sq mi).
4-709: Sestra (Russian: Сестра , "Sister") may refer to: Rivers in Russia [ edit ] Sestra (Leningrad Oblast) , a tributary of the Gulf of Finland in Leningrad Oblast Sestra (Moscow Oblast) , a tributary of the Dubna in the Moscow and Tver Oblasts Other [ edit ] Sestra (moth) , a genus of moths in the family Geometridae Topics referred to by
8-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sestra (Leningrad Oblast) The Sestra flows over the Karelian Isthmus . The source of the river is in swamps west of the settlement of Vaskelovo , and the Sestra flows in the general direction south, having its mouth in the town of Sestroretsk . It used to fall into the Gulf of Finland until
12-534: The early 18th century. After the construction of a dam for the needs of the munitions factory in Sestroretsk, a part of the river was turned into a reservoir called Sestroretsky Razliv (Sestroretsk Overflow), 2 metres (7 ft) deep with an area of 10.6 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi). Since then, the Sestra River has been flowing into this reservoir. The Sestroretsk Overflow is separated from
16-495: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sestra . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sestra&oldid=1255636875 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Russian-language text Short description
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