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Lomonosov is a town in Russia located near St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. It is notable as a historical site and cultural center, named after the prominent 18th-century Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov.
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- Locality
- Ломоносов
- Region
- Санкт-Петербург
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 42,505
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Location of Lomonosov in St. Petersburg Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Lomonosov (Russian: Ломоно́сов; before 1948: Oranienbaum, Ораниенба́ум) is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Saint Petersburg proper. Population: 42,505 (2010 census); 37,776 (2002 census). Lomonosov is the site of the 18th-century royal Oranienbaum park and palace complex, notable as being the only palace in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg that was not captured by Nazi Germany during World War II.