Pushkin, Saunt Petersburg

Pushkin

Пушкин
Municipal toun
Catherine Palace
Catherine Palace
Banner o Pushkin
Banner
Coat of airms o Pushkin
Coat airms
Location o Pushkin
Pushkin is located in Roushie
Pushkin
Pushkin
Location o Pushkin
Pushkin is located in Roushie
Pushkin
Pushkin
Pushkin (Roushie)
Coordinates: 59°44′N 30°23′E / 59.733°N 30.383°E / 59.733; 30.383Coordinates: 59°44′N 30°23′E / 59.733°N 30.383°E / 59.733; 30.383
KintraRoushie
Federal subjectSaunt Petersburg
Foondit1710 (1808)
Govrenment
 • BodiMunicipal Council
Area
 • Total201 km2 (78 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total92,721
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Moscow Time Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
196600
Dialin code(s)+7 812
Municipal toun DayJune 24
Twin tounsNeukölln, Zerbst/Anhalt, Versailles, Mantua, Aalborg, Aalborg MunicipalityEdit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID40397000
Websitewww.pushkin.ru

Pushkin (Roushie: Пу́шкин) is a municipal toun in Pushkinsky Destrict o the federal ceety o St. Petersburg, Roushie, locatit 24 kilometer (15 mi) sooth frae the centre o St. Petersburg proper,[4] an its train station, Detskoye Selo, is directly connectit bi railwey tae the Vitebsky Rail Terminal o the ceety. Population: 92,721 (2010 Census preliminary results).[1]

Pushkin wis foondit in 1710 as an imperial residence namit Tsarskoye Selo an receivit status o a toun in 1808. The first public railways in Roushie, Tsarskoye Selo Railways, wur opened here in 1837 an connectit the toun tae the caipital St. Petersburg. Efter the Roushie Revolution, the toun wis renamit tae Detskoye Selo (meanin Childer's Veelage). Its name wis further chyngit in 1937 tae Pushkin tae commemorate the 100t anniversary o the daith o the Roushie poet Alexander Pushkin. The toun contains an ensemble o the 18t century "Tsarskoye Selo". This museum complex includes the Catherine Palace, Alexander Pailace an ither biggins an associatit pairks; it is a major tourist attraction o the aurie an is includit in the leet o monuments protectit bi the UNESCO.[5]

Sister cities

Pushkin is twinned wi the follaein sister ceeties:[6]

References

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  2. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Roushie). 3 Juin 2011. Retrieved 19 Januar 2019.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Roushie)
  4. ↑ Cite warning: <ref> tag wi name bse canna be previewed acause it is defined ootside the current section or nae defined at aw.
  5. ↑ Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments - UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.
  6. ↑ Пушкин, Царское Село, Pushkin, Tsarskoe Selo, Tsarskoye Selo Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Pushkin-town.net. Retrieved on 2011-03-11.

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