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GATCHINA

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 527 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GAG-GEO
GATCHINA , a town of
Russia
 , in the government of St Peters-burg, 29 M. by
rail
  S. of the
city
  of St
Petersburg
 , in 59 034' N. and 30 6' E. Pop. (186o) 9184; (1897) 14,735. It is situated in a
flat
 , well-wooded, and partly marshy
district
 , and on the
south
  side of the town are two lakes. Among its more important buildings are the imperial palace, which was founded in 1770 by Prince Orlov, and constructed according to the plans of the Italian architect Rinaldi; a military orphanage, founded in 1803; and a school for horticulture. Among the few industrial establishments is a
porcelain
  factory. At Gatchina an
alliance
  was concluded between
Russia
  and
Sweden
  on the 29th of October 1799.


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