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Also known as Krasnogvardeysk, Trotsk, Khotchino, Lindemannstadt

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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 52 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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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

32US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.5 µg/m³
PM10
6.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Gatchina
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Гатчина
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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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Flag of Gatchina (v. 1).svg
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Coat of Arms of Gatchina (v. 1).svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday
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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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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Travel guide

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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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