Place details
Place nameGatchina
Other namesGatcina, Krasnogvardeisk, Trotskoye
CountryRossiya
Latitude59.533
Longitude30.15
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was summer residence of Paul I in 18th cen. & czars in 19th cen.; imperial palace was built here 1766-1781; was damaged in World War II.