Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast
Gromovo (Russian: Гро́мово; Finnish: Sakkola) is a settlement in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railway. Gromovo is situated on the northern shore of the Lake Sukhodolskoye, Karelian Isthmus, in the historic region of Karelia. Until the Winter War and the Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of the Sakkola municipality of Finland. It hosts an interceptor aircraft base, (Gromovo (air base)).
Gromovo
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| Coordinates: 60°41′41″N 30°11′12″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
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| OKTMO ID | 41639412101 |
It is located 18 km northwest of Sosnovo, and 90 km north of Saint Petersburg.
Notable people
- Hanna Granfelt (1884-1952), Finnish opera singer
References
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
External links
- Site about Sakkola municipality (in Finnish)
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