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Gatchina
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Gatchina (, ) is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies south-southwest of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which links Saint Petersburg and Pskov. Population: It was previously known as Khotchino, Gatchina (until February 14, 1923), Trotsk (until August 2, 1929), and Krasnogvardeysk (until January 28, 1944).
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Gatchina is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, serving as the capital of Gatchinsky District. It has at various times been part of the Soviet Union and Russia. The city’s earliest written record dates to 1500, and it has held the official names Trotsk and Krasnogvardeysk. Gatchina is twinned with Coatbridge, Espoo, Ettlingen, and Lexington.
The city covers an area of 28.75 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 100 meters above sea level. Its population includes 3,861 males and 1,582 females. Gatchina uses the local dialing code 81371 and postal codes 188300, 188319, 188301, and 188302. It is located in the Europe/Moscow time zone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Гатчина
- Region
- Ленинградская область
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 89,761
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
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Key facts
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- Vadimrazumov copter - Gatchina 5.jpg
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- Aerial view of the Gatchina Palace
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- Russia Leningrad Oblast#European Russia#Europe
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- Coat of Arms of Gatchina (v. 1).svg
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- Third Saturday in September
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- Leningrad Oblast
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- Gatchinsky District
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- Gatchinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
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- Gatchinsky District
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- Gatchinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
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- Town
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- Gatchinsky Municipal District
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- Gatchinskoye Urban Settlement
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- Gatchinsky Municipal District
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right|thumb|350px|Paul I monument in Palace courtyard thumb|300px|Gatchina Palace. Chesma Gallery for Grand-Duke Paul, in the Neoclassical style of the 1790s
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Imperial residence
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- World War I
- Russian Civil War
- Interwar period
- World War II
- Rebuilding
- Name
- Administrative and municipal divisions
- Economy
- Industry
- Transportation
- Science
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Gatchina (, ) is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies south-southwest of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which links Saint Petersburg and Pskov. Population: It was previously known as Khotchino, Gatchina (until February 14, 1923), Trotsk (until August 2, 1929), and Krasnogvardeysk (until January 28, 1944).
Gatchina, the largest town in Leningrad Oblast, is best known as the location of the Great Gatchina Palace, one of the main residences of the Russian Imperial Family during the 18th and 19th centuries. The historic center and Gatchina Palace are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site's "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments". Another popular tourist attraction in Gatchina is the Prioratsky Palace.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gatchina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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