Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast
Roshchino
Рощино | |
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Location of Roshchino | |
| Coordinates: 60°14′50″N 29°36′40″E / 60.24722°N 29.61111°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Vyborgsky District |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,439 |
| • Municipal district | Vyborgsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Roshchinskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Roshchinskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 188820 |
| OKTMO ID | 41615158051 |
| Website | рощино |
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Roshchino (Russian: Ро́щино; Finnish: Raivola), Raivola before 1948, is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, and a station on the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It is situated on the Karelian Isthmus 60 kilometers (37 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg, approximately halfway to Vyborg. Population: 13,439 (2010 Census); 9,393 (2002 Census); 8,436 (1989 Soviet census).
In the wooded areas surrounding Roshchino there are multiple marshes and small lakes. Lintula larch forest is located some 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the west from the railroad station.