Lomonosov, Russia
Lomonosov
Ломоносов | |
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Lomonosov Museum of Local History | |
Location of Lomonosov | |
| Coordinates: 59°55′N 29°46′E / 59.917°N 29.767°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saint Petersburg |
| Founded | 1710 |
| Population | |
• Total | 42,505 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 198411–198412 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 812 |
| OKTMO ID | 40372000 |
| Website | web |
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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.