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Lomonosov is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, and serves as the capital of Lomonosovsky District. Established on January 1, 1710, the municipality is named after Mikhail Lomonosov. Its official name is Ораниенбаум. The city has a population of 43,272 and covers an area of 35 square kilometers. It is located in the UTC+03:00 time zone and uses the local dialing code 812.
The city has been part of various political entities, including the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and Russia. Lomonosov is twinned with Mariehamn and Oberursel (Taunus). Postal codes for the area range from 198411 to 198412. The town is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ломоносов
- Region
- Санкт-Петербург
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 42,505
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Mikhail Lomonosov
- Official name
- Ораниенбаум
- Country
- Tsardom of Russia
- Located in
- Petrodvortsovy District
- Population
- 39088
- Area
- 35
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- mo-lomonosov.ru
- Image
- Grand Menshikov Palace, Oranienbaum (2).jpg
- Dialing code
- 812
- Significant event
- Oranienbaum Bridgehead
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- twinned administrative body
- Oberursel (Taunus)
- inception
- 1710-01-01
- Commons category
- Lomonosov town
- postal code
- 198411–198412
- category for people born here
- Q8061780
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lomonosov
- topic's main category
- Category:Lomonosov town
- male population
- 2968
- female population
- 1818
- native label
- Ломоносов
- P8168
- Maria Tsiartsiani
- P12749
- Jakob Prandtauer
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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