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{{About|the municipal town under the jurisdiction of St.&nbsp;Petersburg, Russia|the palace complex|Peterhof Palace}}
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'''Petergof''' ({{langx|ru|Петерго́ф}}), known as '''Petrodvorets''' ({{lang|ru|Петродворец}}) from 1944 to 1997, is a [[administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg|municipal town]] in [[Petrodvortsovy District]] of the [[federal cities of Russia|federal city]] of [[Saint Petersburg|St.&nbsp;Petersburg]], located on the southern shore of the [[Gulf of Finland]].

The town hosts one of two campuses of [[Saint Petersburg State University]] and the [[Petrodvorets Watch Factory]], one of the leading Russian watch manufactures. A [[Peterhof Palace|series of palaces and gardens]], laid out on the orders of [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] and sometimes called the "Russian [[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]]", is also situated there. The [[Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments|palace-ensemble along with the city center]] is recognized as a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].
[[File:Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia.jpg|thumb|225px|upright|Peterhof Palace: the Samson Fountain and Sea Channel]]