Kronstadt

Kronstadt (Roushie: Кроншта́дт), spelt Kronshtadt an aa, Cronstadt (German: Krone for "crown" an Stadt for "ceety"; Finnish: Retusaari, Estonie: Kroonlinn), is a municipal toun in Kronshtadtsky Destrict o the federal ceety o St. Petersburg, Roushie, locatit on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometer (19 mi) wast o St. Petersburg proper near the heid o the Gulf o Finland. Population: 43,005 (2010 Census); 43,385 (2002 Census). Ane o the first Governors o Kronstadt wis a veteran o the Ryal Scots Navy, Admiral Thomas Gordon, wha wa a refugee in Roushie fae the Treaty o Union wi Ingland an becam commander-in-chief o the Kronstadt base fae 1727 til 1741. Internaitional relations Twin touns an sister ceeties Kronstadt is twinned wi: References