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Peterhof Palace
A series of palaces and gardens near Saint Petersburg, often referred to as the Russian Versailles for its opulent fountains and gilded statues.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Roshchino
Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia · Europe
About Roshchino
Roshchino sits on the route: 15 minutes from Zelenogorsk, 44km from Peterhof Palace.
Roshchino is in Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia, with about 9,300 people. The nearest town is Zelenogorsk, about 8 km away.
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,Read more
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.
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What is there to see near Roshchino?
Within an hour or so of Roshchino: Peterhof Palace (44 km), Palace Square & Alexander Column (52 km), State Hermitage Museum (52 km), Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (53 km).
Where is Roshchino?
Roshchino is in Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia, about 8 km from Zelenogorsk.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,346
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Leningradskaya Oblast'
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 60.2519, 29.6085
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Worth the detour from Roshchino
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Palace Square & Alexander Column
Vast square before the Winter Palace in St Petersburg dominated by a 47-metre granite column, the city's central gathering place.
52 km · about 60 min drive
museum
State Hermitage Museum
One of the world's largest and oldest museums, housed in the opulent Winter Palace with over three million artworks.
52 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
An elaborately decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg featuring over 7,500 square meters of mosaics.
53 km · about 60 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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