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unusual facts about Olonets


Olonetsky

Olonetskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Olonets and eight rural localities in Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as


Belomorsky Military District

Initially the Belomorsky Military District included the territories of the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, and Olonets districts, the islands of the White Sea and part of the islands of the Arctic Ocean.

Karl Lennart Oesch

Oesch was given command of Olonets Group in the Olonets Isthmus between Lakes Onega and Ladoga.

Livvi-Karelian language

The name "Olonets Karelians" is derived from the territory inhabited, Olonets Krai, named after the town of Olonets, named after the Olonka River.

Scandinavian Collectors Club

The Scandinavian Collectors Club is a United States-based philatelic society dedicated to the collection and study of the postage stamps and postal history of the Scandinavia region, including the geographical regions of Åland, Aunus, the Danish West Indies, Denmark, the Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Karelia, North Ingermanland, Norway, Slesvig, and Sweden.


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