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4 unusual facts about Republic of Karelia


Cyclone Hilde

In Russia power outages were reported in the town of Lakhdenpokhya, Republic of Karelia due to the strong winds.

Institute of International Programs of PetrSU

Institute of International Programs of PetrSU - structural subdivision of Petrozavodsk State University, PetrSU (Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation).

Kostomuksha

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Kostomuksha—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Republic of Karelia

The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic Seas.


Harlu

Administratively the area is nowadays part of the Pitkyarantsky District in the Republic of Karelia.

Rjurik Lonin

In 1963, Lonin made his first folkore collecting trip outside of Karelia, to the Veps villages of the Lodeĭnopol’skiĭ raĭon in the Leningrad Oblast’.

Vytegra

Vytegra is a road junction where a partially paved road connecting to Podporozhye in Leningrad Oblast branches off from the highway connecting Vologda with Medvezhyegorsk in the Republic of Karelia via Lipin Bor and Pudozh.


see also

Belomorsky

Belomorskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Belomorsk and eleven rural localities in Belomorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Kemsky

Kemskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Kem and three rural localities in Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Kondopozhsky

Kondopozhskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Kondopoga and three rural localities in Kondopozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Lakhdenpokhsky

Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Lakhdenpokhya and the station of Yakkima in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Medvezhyegorsky

Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Medvezhyegorsk and three rural localities in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

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

Onega Bay

Administratively, the coast and the islands are shared between Kemsky and Belomorsky Districts of the Republic of Karelia, and Onezhsky, Primorsky, and Solovetsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Pitkyarantsky

Pitkyarantskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Pitkyaranta and three rural localities in Pitkyarantsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Pudozhsky

Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Pudozh and eleven rural localities in Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia are incorporated as

Pudozhsky mine, a titanium mine in the Republic of Karelia, Russia

Segezhsky

Segezhskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Segezha in Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia is incorporated as

Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (Segezhsky), a pulp and paper company in the Republic of Karelia, Russia

Suoyarvsky

Suoyarvskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the town of Suoyarvi in Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia is incorporated as