Petergof
Municipal town in Saint Petersburg, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipal town under the jurisdiction of St. Petersburg, Russia. For the palace complex, see Peterhof Palace.
Petergof (Russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets (Петродворец) from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
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Petergof
Петергоф | |
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Coordinates: 59°53′N 29°54′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saint Petersburg |
Founded | 1711 |
Area | |
• Total | 48.30 km2 (18.65 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 73,199 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 82,940 (+13.3%) |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | 198510, 198516, 198517 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 812 |
OKTMO ID | 40395000 |
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The town hosts one of two campuses of Saint Petersburg State University and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory, one of the leading Russian watch manufactures. A series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles", is also situated there. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.