hidden Gatchina District GATCHINA DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 111,600. Area: 2850.3 sq. km. Established in 1927. Due to renaming of Gatchina Town, it was called Trotsk District in 1927-29, and Krasnogvardeisk District in 1929-44.Gatchina district borders with... more

hidden The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Kartashevskaya Village, Gatchina District) The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Kartashevskaya Village, Gatchina District). The wooden church with the bell tower with the high pyramid roof in the Russian style was built in 1910-1913 (architect N.I. Kotovich) in honour of... more