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GATCHINA  , a

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town of
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Russia, in the
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government of St
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Peters-
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burg, 29 M. by
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rail S. of the
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city of St
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Petersburg, in 59 034' N. and 30 6' E . Pop . (186o) 9184; (1897) 14,735 . It is situated in a
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flat, well-wooded, and partly marshy
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district, and on the
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south
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side of the town are two lakes . Among its more important buildings are the imperial
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palace, which was founded in 1770 by
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Prince
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Orlov, and constructed according to the plans of the
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Italian architect Rinaldi; a military orphanage, founded in 1803; and a school for
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horticulture . Among the few
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industrial establishments is a
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porcelain factory . At Gatchina an
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alliance was concluded between Russia and
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Sweden on the 29th of
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October 1799 .

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