Kronstadt Кронштадт | |
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Coordinates: 60°00′N 29°46′E / 60.000°N 29.767°ECoordinates: 60°00′N 29°46′E / 60.000°N 29.767°E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal subject | Saunt Petersburg |
Foondit | 1704 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.35 km2 (7.47 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 43,005 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 44,401 (+3.2%) |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
Dialin code(s) | +7 812 |
Twin touns | Toulon, Nafplio, Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Kotka, Derbent, Novocherkassk, Feodosia, Messina, Sevastopol, Hradec Králové, León |
OKTMO ID | 40360000 |
Website | www |
Kronstadt (Roushie: Кроншта́дт), an aa spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt (German: Krone for "crown" an Stadt for "ceety"; Finnish: Retusaari, Estonie: Kroonlinn), is a municipal toun in Kronshtadtsky Destrict o the federal ceety o St. Petersburg, Roushie, locatit on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometer (19 mi) wast o St. Petersburg proper near the heid o the Gulf o Finland. Population: 43,005 (2010 Census);[1] 43,385 (2002 Census).[5]
One of the first Governors o Kronstadt was a veteran o the Ryal Scots Navy, Admiral Thomas Gordon who wa a refugee in Roushie from the Treaty o Union wi Ingland and became Commander-in-chief o the Kronstadt base from 1727 to 1741.
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