Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast
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Settlement in Leningrad Oblast
Rural locality in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Gromovo Громово | |
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Location of Gromovo  | |
60°41′41″N 30°11′12″E / 60.69472°N 30.18667°E / 60.69472; 30.18667 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 188744 |
| OKTMO ID | 41639412101 |
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)).
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
External links
- Site about Sakkola municipality (in Finnish)
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