Pavlovsk
Павловск | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the park with pavilion "Three Graces" | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pavlovsk in Saint Petersburg | |
Location of Pavlovsk  | |
  Pavlovsk Location of Pavlovsk  Pavlovsk Pavlovsk (Saint Petersburg) | |
| Coordinates: 59°41′N 30°27′E / 59.683°N 30.450°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saint Petersburg |
| Founded | 1777 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.78 km2 (14.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,087 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 812 |
| OKTMO ID | 40387000 |
| Website | mo-pavlovsk |
Pavlovsk (Russian: Па́вловск "[the town] of Pavel" after Emperor Pavel (Paul) of Russia) is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District in the suburban part of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south from St. Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southeast from Pushkin. Population: 16,087 (2010 Census).[1] Known since the late 18th century, when Saint Petersburg was the capital of Russian Empire, as a countryside residence of Russian royal family commissioned creation of the town's landmark -palace with a large park, now parts of its federal museum reserve.
The town developed around the Pavlovsk Palace, a major residence of the Russian imperial family. Between 1918 and 1944, its official name was Slutsk, after the revolutionary Vera Slutskaya, and then was changed back to Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments".
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.