Gromovo, Leningrad Oblast
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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)).
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This article is about the village in Leningrad Oblast. For the village in Kaliningrad Oblast, see Gromovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.
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Gromovo
Громово | |
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Coordinates: 60°41′41″N 30°11′12″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
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OKTMO ID | 41639412101 |
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It is located 18 km northwest of Sosnovo, and 90 km north of Saint Petersburg.