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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Gromovo is located in Leningrad Oblast
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Gromovo is located in European Russia
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Gromovo (European Russia)
Gromovo is located in Russia
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Gromovo (Russia)
Coordinates: 60°41′41″N 30°11′12″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLeningrad Oblast
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]
188744
OKTMO ID41639412101
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It is located 18 km northwest of Sosnovo, and 90 km north of Saint Petersburg.

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