Prigorodnyy

Prigorodnyy is a locality in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Prigorodnyy is situated nearby to the suburb Bolshaya Zagvozdka, as well as near the locality Torfyanoye.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gatchina-Varshavskaya railway station and Great Gatchina Palace.

Gatchina-Varshavskaya railway station

Railway station

Photo: Dmitry Fomin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Varshavsky station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Gatchina in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The name of the station derives from its location on the historic Saint Petersburg–Warsaw railway, whereas the other station in the town, the Baltiysky station, derives its name from its location on the historic Baltic railway.

Great Gatchina Palace

Museum

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The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg. Great Gatchina Palace is situated 3½ km northwest of Prigorodnyy.

Priory Palace

Museum

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Priory Palace is an original palace in the formerly royal town of Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwest Russia, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1799 by the architect Nikolay Lvov on the shore of the Black Lake. Priory Palace is situated 2½ km northwest of Prigorodnyy.