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Gattschina

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Also known as Krasnogvardeysk, Trotsk, Khotchino, Lindemannstadt

Stadt in Russland

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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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Air quality

26US AQIGood
PM2.5
3.4 µg/m³
PM10
4.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Gatchina
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Гатчина
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Vadimrazumov copter - Gatchina 5.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Aerial view of the Gatchina Palace
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
Russia Leningrad Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Gatchina (v. 1).svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Gatchina (v. 1).svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday
Third Saturday in September
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Leningrad Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
Gatchinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
Gatchinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type
Settlement municipal formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Gatchinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
Gatchinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Gatchinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Gatchinskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Gatchinsky Municipal District

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Georg Lindemann
Official name
Красногвардейск
Population
91514
Area
28.75
Elevation
100
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Vadimrazumov copter - Gatchina 5.jpg
Dialing code
81371
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twinned administrative body
Enköping Municipality
Commons category
Gatchina
topic's main category
Category:Gatchina
postal code
188300
category for people born here
Category:Births in Gatchina
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Gatchina
category of associated people
Category:People from Gatchina
Commons gallery
Гатчина
male population
3861
female population
1582
time of earliest written record
1500-00-00
native label
Гатчина
P12749
Wuppertal
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Travel guide

See

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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Article · Deutsch

Gattschina (russisch Га́тчина) ist seit 2021 Hauptstadt der russischen Oblast Leningrad und liegt 45 Kilometer südlich von Sankt Petersburg an der Europastraße und der Bahnlinie nach Pskow. Die Einwohnerzahl beträgt 92.937 (Stand 14. Oktober 2010). Die Stadt hat vor allem durch ihr Schloss, das zeitweise Zarenresidenz war, Berühmtheit erlangt.

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