Pargolovo

Coordinates: 60°05′02″N 30°15′25″E / 60.084°N 30.257°E / 60.084; 30.257
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Pargolovo (Russian: Па́рголово, Finnish: Parkala, German: Pargola) is a municipal settlement in the Vyborgsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Until the late 20th century, it was the city's northern suburb.[1] The name derives from Parkola, a Karelian placename. Its population in 2010 was 15,852.

Pargolovo was a

Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov. A smaller palace, designed by Harald Julius von Bosse, dates from the mid-19th century.[2]

The Shuvalov Park also contains a network of old ponds; the Yellow Dacha, a wooden lodge designed by

Gothic Revival design by Alexander Brullov.[3] It was at this church that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
married Nadezhda Purgold in 1872.

Just west of Pargolovo lies the

(1990).

  • The Lopukhin-Vyazemsky Palace (1828-30)
    The Lopukhin-Vyazemsky Palace (1828-30)
  • An old pond
    An old pond
  • The Vorontsov-Dashkov Palace (1912-15)
    The Vorontsov-Dashkov Palace (1912-15)
  • The Church of Sts. Peter and Paul
    The Church of Sts. Peter and Paul
  • A modern Orthodox chapel
    A modern Orthodox chapel

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Info at encspb.ru
  2. ^ Иппо Б. Б. Парголово и его окрестности. Л., 1954.
  3. ^ Info at encspb.ru

60°05′02″N 30°15′25″E / 60.084°N 30.257°E / 60.084; 30.257