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Sofia Gerhardt
Sofia Gerhardt (1813-1887), was a Russian businessperson.Мурзанов Н. А. Рост, София // Русский биографический словарь / под ред. Б. Л. Модзалевский — СПб.: 1918. — Т. 17. — С. 308—309. She was the founder of the Leningrad Zoo The Leningrad Zoo (russian: Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (forme .... References {{Reflist 1813 births 1887 deaths 19th-century businesswomen from the Russian Empire 19th-century businesspeople from the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
София (Софья) Гебгардт (урожденная Тер-Рееген; во втором браке Рост)
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
