Lomonosov, Russia
Lomonosov
Ломоносов | |
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Municipal town | |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 812 |
OKTMO ID | 40372000 |
Website | web |
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 Russian census);[1] 37,776 (2002 Census).[5] 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.
History
Oranienbaum was granted town status in 1710, and was initially applied to the
During World War II the town was heavily involved in the Siege of Leningrad, where Red Army forces managed to establish a
Lomonosov can be reached by
People from Oranienbaum
- modern classical music
- Aleksandr Mostovoi, footballer
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Lomonosov is
- Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
- Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
- Anacortes, Washington, United States
- Oberursel (Taunus), Hesse, Germany (suspended in 2022)[6]
Gallery
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Coat of arms of Lomonosov (Oranienbaum)-1780
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City gate of Lomonosov
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Kammenoye pavilion at the palace complex of Oranienbaum
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Grand Menshikov Palace
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Grand Menshikov Palace
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Grand Menshikov Palace
See also
- Martyshkino
References
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaft mit Lomonossow soll ruhen". March 4, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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