Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg

Pavlovsk
Павловск
Entrance to the park with pavilion "Three Graces"
Entrance to the park with pavilion "Three Graces"
Flag of Pavlovsk
Coat of arms of Pavlovsk
Location of Pavlovsk in Saint Petersburg
Location of Pavlovsk in Saint Petersburg
Location of Pavlovsk
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Pavlovsk is located in Russia
Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk
Location of Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk is located in Saint Petersburg
Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk (Saint Petersburg)
Coordinates: 59°41′N 30°27′E / 59.683°N 30.450°E / 59.683; 30.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaint Petersburg
Founded1777Edit this on Wikidata
Area
 • Total36.78 km2 (14.20 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16,087
 • Estimate 
(2018)[2]
17,653 (+9.7%)
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[3])
Dialing code(s)+7 +7 812
OKTMO ID40387000
Websitemo-pavlovsk.ru
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Pavlovsk (Russian: Па́вловск "[the town] of Pavel" after Emperor Pavel (Paul) of Russia) is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District in the suburban part of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south from St. Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southeast from Pushkin. Population: 16,087 (2010 Russian census).[1] Known since the late 18th century, when Saint Petersburg was the capital of Russian Empire, as a countryside residence of Russian royal family commissioned creation of the town's landmark -palace with a large park, now parts of its federal museum reserve.

The town developed around the Pavlovsk Palace, a major residence of the Russian imperial family. Between 1918 and 1944, its official name was Slutsk, after the revolutionary Vera Slutskaya, and then was changed back to Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments".

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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