Lomonosov, Russia
Ломоносов
Lomonosov is a town of 42,505 people in St. Petersburg, Russia, founded in 1710.
Why visit Lomonosov
Townapedia lists 90 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 62 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kronstadt Marine Plant, Oranienbaum ensemble with palace, Grand Menschikov Palace and Дворец Петра III.
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About Lomonosov
Lomonosov (Russian: Ломоно́сов; before 1948: Oranienbaum, Ораниенба́ум) is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Saint Petersburg proper. Population: 42,505 (2010 census); 37,776 (2002 census). Lomonosov is the site of the 18th-century royal Oranienbaum park and palace complex, notable as being the only palace in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg that was not captured by Nazi Germany during World War II.
From the Wikipedia article Lomonosov, Russia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do9
Kronstadt Marine Plant
Monument and historic site · 8.2 km
Shipyard in Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Oranienbaum ensemble with palace
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Ensemble of imperial Palace of Russia and settlement around of them
Museums and landmarks90
Grand Menschikov Palace
Museum · 1.4 km
1 Верхний парк, Ломоносов
10:30-18:00 "кассы: 12:00-13:30, 15:15-16:45"; Tu off; We[-1] off
Каменное зало
Museum · 1.8 km
3Б Верхний парк
off
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Китайская кухня
Museum · 1.6 km
5 литА Верхний парк
off
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Китайский дворец
Museum · 1.7 km
7 Верхний парк
May 27-Sep 24: Mo-Su 10:30-18:00 "кассы: 10:30-12:00,...
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Краеведческий музей г. Ломоносова
Museum · 0.9 km
25/15 Еленинская улица, Ломоносов
Mo,Su,Tu[-1] off; Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Павильон Катальной горки
Museum · 1.9 km
6 Верхний парк
10:30-18:00 "кассы: 12:00-13:30, 15:15-16:45"; Tu off; We[-1] off
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Дом культуры
Museum · 1.0 km
12/8 литА Дворцовый проспект
09:30-21:30
"Picture House" Museum
Museum · 1.6 km
50А Дворцовый проспект
10:30-18:00 "вход до 17:00"; Mo off; Tu[-1] off
Oranienbaum Bridgehead
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
1941 siege
Ансамбль Большого дворца
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
1А Верхний парк
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Parks, trails and playgrounds16
Заказник «Южное побережье Невской губы» кластерный участок «Кронштадтская колония»
Hiking and trails · 3.3 km
Заказник «Южное побережье Невской губы» кластерный участок «Собственная дача»
Hiking and trails · 4.7 km
Особо охраняемая природная территория «парк „Сергиевка“»
Hiking and trails · 3.9 km
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes62
ТОКИО-CITY
Restaurant · International, Japanese, Pizza · 1.1 km
41 к2 Ораниенбаумский проспект, Ломоносов
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Чайхана Аль.Шам
Restaurant · Regional · 1.1 km
9 1-я Нижняя улица, Ломоносов
Mo-Th, Su 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:59
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Гранд Шаверма
Cafe · Shawarma, Burger, Fries · 4.6 km
77 Цветочная улица, Санкт-Петербург
24/7
Хлебная усадьба
Bakery · Pastry, Cake, Coffee
36Б Александровская улица
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
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History
Oranienbaum was granted town status in 1710, and was initially applied to the Oranienbaum palace complex, built between 1710 and 1725 opposite Kronstadt, in the neighbourhood of the royal residence Peterhof Palace, by the architects Giovanni Mario Fontana and Gottfried Johann Schadel, and was intended for Alexander Menshikov, a close associate of Peter the Great. The original name of the town translates to "orange tree" in German (in modern German, the word is Orangenbaum) and is believed to have been derived from the palace complex which had greenhouses to grow exotic plants such as orange trees. According to another version, the name means “Tree of Orange” in honour of William III of Orange, stadtholder of the Netherlands and king of England, who was the idol of Peter the Great, or it was borrowed from the toponymy of Germany (the city of Oranienbaum in the Principality of Anhalt named by Princess Henrietta Katharina Nassau-Oransky after her home place) simply as a “beautiful” name in the fashion spirit of the Petrine era.
During World War II, the town was heavily involved in the Siege of Leningrad, where Red Army forces managed to
From the History section of Lomonosov, Russia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay15
Churches and places of worship10
Финская Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь святого Иоанна
Church · Lutheran · 2.2 km
14 Кирочная улица
Храм преподобного Серафима Саровского
Church · Russian Orthodox · 5.2 km
11 литА Ораниенбаумское шоссе
Церковь Святой Троицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 4.5 km
84 литВ Собственный проспект
Храм святых мучениц Веры, Надежды, Любови и матери их Софии
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.3 km
3 Первомайская улица
Часовня во имя святителя Николая Чудотворца, преподобного Серафима Саровского и царицы Александры
Church · 0.6 km
21А Михайловская улица
Храм-часовня Святого великомученика и целителя Пантелеймона
Church · Orthodox · 0.8 km
Shopping46
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Детская школа искусств имени И. Ф. Стравинского
School · 1.3 km
42 Ораниенбаумский проспект, Ломоносов
Институт химии СПбГУ
School · 4.7 km
26 Университетский проспект, Санкт-Петербург
НИИ Физики СПбГУ
School · 4.0 km
1 Ульяновская улица, Санкт-Петербург
Физический факультет СПбГУ
School · 3.9 km
3 Ульяновская улица, Санкт-Петербург
факультет прикладной математики - процессов управления СПбГУ
School · 4.2 km
Healthcare31
Детское районное противотуберкулёзное отделение поликлиники №122
Clinic and pharmacy
19 Швейцарская улица
Map of Lomonosov
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pulkovo Airport (LED) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Petrodvorets 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Peterhof 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Strel'na 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Sestroretsk 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Saint Petersburg 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Zelenogorsk 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Pargolovo 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Sertolovo 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Shushary 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Sosnovyy Bor 38 km west, about 38 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Grand Menshikov Palace, Oranienbaum (2), Pavlikhin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Кронштадт. Морской завод, Пётр Иванов, CC0
- RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Grand Menshikov Palace, Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ArchMichael, Flying Russian, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sergievka park aerial1, SadPetzl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamennoe Zalo-001, Dinamik, Public domain
- Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum, Florstein ( Telegram: WikiPhoto.Space ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Matmex SPbGU, Sasha Krotov, Public domain
- Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersburg, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peterhof 210139, SadPetzl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Petergof 2012 4689, Peterburg23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oranienbaum Cerkov Spiridona Trimifundskogo 1900-e, unknown, Public domain
- 6931543972128 .pic hd, Tongxin Liu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PMPU SPbGU, Sasha Krotov, Public domain
- Ораниенбаум поздней осенью. Петровский мост, IzoeKriv, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lomonosov. Palace and Park Ensemble "Oranienbaum". Upper Park. Stone (ruins) bridge. Autumn, Александров, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ораниенбаум 2006 06 01, Anna Anichkova, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дворец Петра III, Ораниенбаум, Lion10~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oranienbaum St. Petersburg Russia 02, Ninaras, CC BY 4.0
- DohbWpZY9IM, pumh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lomonosov 2020-05-26 77, Drbug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oranienbaum Sady2012 4636, Peterburg23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lomonosov 2020-05-26 126, Drbug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). The Chapel of St. Nicholas., Александров, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Ломоносов. Дом культуры, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ломоносов. Манежная 8 03, Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 011. Lomonosov. Barracks 147 Infantry Regiment Samara. Shveytsarskaya street. 19. 1890-1899, Александров, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ПетергофДКиН2, SadPetzl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Menshikov palace Oranienbaum, Chezenatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NIIF, Fascinum, Public domain
- The church of Holy Trinity Petergof Sergievo, Daddy Vasya, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Picture House Museum, Vityavo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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