Pesochny (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Pesochnyy / Saint Petersburg
 quarter (urban subdivision), invisible, third-level administrative division
Municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 8,130 (2010 Census).
Until 1925, it was called Grafskaya koloniya (Графская колония, lit. Colony of the earl), or Grafskoye (Графское) for short. Its Finnish name "Raavski" is derived from that name.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesochny,_Saint_Petersburg
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Coordinates:   60°7'0"N   30°7'21"E
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