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{{Short description|River in Russia}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox river | name = Neva | native_name ={{native name|ru|Нева}} | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = Spb Finland Bridge asv2019-09 img2.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | map = NevaRiverLabelled.PNG | map_size = 256px | map_caption = Location of the Neva | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 256px | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Location | subdivision_name1 = [[Northern Europe]] | subdivision_type2 = Country | subdivision_name2 = [[Russia|Russian Federation]] | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = [[Leningrad Oblast]], [[Saint Petersburg]] | subdivision_type5 = Cities | subdivision_name5 = [[Shlisselburg]], [[Kirovsk, Leningrad Oblast|Kirovsk]], [[Otradnoye, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast|Otradnoye]], [[Saint Petersburg]] <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|74|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = {{convert|210|m}} | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Gulf of Finland]] (near mouth) | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|2,628|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | discharge1_max = {{convert|4,550|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | source1 = [[Lake Ladoga]] | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= {{Coord|59|57|10|N|31|02|10|E|type:river_region:RU-LEN|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|4.3|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = [[Neva Bay]] | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|59|57|50|N|30|13|20|E|type:river_region:RU-LEN|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{Convert|0|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{Convert|282,300|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = [[Mga (river)|Mga]], [[Tosna]], [[Izhora]] | tributaries_right = [[Okhta]] | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} [[File:Neva River basin map.svg|thumb|256px|Basin of Neva River]] The '''Neva''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|iː|v|ə}} {{respell|NEE|və}}, {{IPAc-en|UKalso|ˈ|n|eɪ|v|ə}} {{respell|NAY|və}}; {{langx|ru|Нева́}}, {{IPA|ru|nʲɪˈva|IPA|LL-Q7737 (rus)-Tatiana Kerbush-Нева.wav}}) is a [[river]] in northwestern [[Russia]] flowing from [[Lake Ladoga]] through the western part of [[Leningrad Oblast]] (historical region of [[Ingria]]) to the [[Neva Bay]] of the [[Gulf of Finland]]. Despite its modest length of {{Convert|74|km|mi}}, it is the fourth-largest river in [[Europe]] in terms of average [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] (after the [[Volga]], the [[Danube]] and the [[Rhine]]).<ref name="Neva2" /> The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake Ladoga. It flows through the city of [[Saint Petersburg]], the three smaller towns of [[Shlisselburg]], [[Kirovsk, Leningrad Oblast|Kirovsk]] and [[Otradnoye, Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast|Otradnoye]], and dozens of settlements. It is navigable throughout and is part of the [[Volga–Baltic Waterway]] and [[White Sea–Baltic Canal]]. It is the site of many major historical events, including the [[Battle of the Neva]] in 1240 which gave [[Alexander Nevsky]] his name, the founding of Saint Petersburg in 1703, and the [[Siege of Leningrad]] by the German army during [[World War II]]. The river played a vital role in trade between [[Byzantium]] and [[Scandinavia]].
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