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Medvezhyegorsk
Медвежьегорск | |
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White Sea–Baltic Canal administration building in Medvezhyegorsk | |
Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia [1] |
Administrative district | Medvezhyegorsky District [1] |
Founded | 17th century |
Town status since | 1916 |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,533 |
• Capital of | Medvezhyegorsky District [1] |
• Municipal district | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District [3] |
• Urban settlement | Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement [3] |
• Capital of | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District, [4] Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
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Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 86624101001 |
Medvezhyegorsk ( Russian: Медвежьего́рск; Karelian: Karhumägi; Finnish: Karhumäki) is a town and the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: 15,533 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 17,283 ( 2002 Census); [7] 20,373 ( 1989 Soviet census); [8] 15,800 (1959).
Between 1703–1710 and 1766–1769, a factory was operating in the village. Town status was granted to it in 1916, when it was known as Medvezhya Gora (Медвежья Гора, lit. "bear mount").[ citation needed]
The current name was given to the town in 1938. During World War II, the town was occupied by the Finnish Army from 6 December 1941 to 23 June 1944.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvezhyegorsk serves as the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. [1] As a municipal division, the town of Medvezhyegorsk, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District as Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement. [3]
Medvezhyegorsk is on the Murmansk railway south of the White Sea, and at the north end of Lake Onega. The White Sea–Baltic Canal passes by it.
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Medvezhyegorsk
Медвежьегорск | |
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White Sea–Baltic Canal administration building in Medvezhyegorsk | |
Coordinates: 62°54′N 34°28′E / 62.900°N 34.467°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia [1] |
Administrative district | Medvezhyegorsky District [1] |
Founded | 17th century |
Town status since | 1916 |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,533 |
• Capital of | Medvezhyegorsky District [1] |
• Municipal district | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District [3] |
• Urban settlement | Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement [3] |
• Capital of | Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District, [4] Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement [3] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [6] | |
OKTMO ID | 86624101001 |
Medvezhyegorsk ( Russian: Медвежьего́рск; Karelian: Karhumägi; Finnish: Karhumäki) is a town and the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: 15,533 ( 2010 Russian census); [2] 17,283 ( 2002 Census); [7] 20,373 ( 1989 Soviet census); [8] 15,800 (1959).
Between 1703–1710 and 1766–1769, a factory was operating in the village. Town status was granted to it in 1916, when it was known as Medvezhya Gora (Медвежья Гора, lit. "bear mount").[ citation needed]
The current name was given to the town in 1938. During World War II, the town was occupied by the Finnish Army from 6 December 1941 to 23 June 1944.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvezhyegorsk serves as the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. [1] As a municipal division, the town of Medvezhyegorsk, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District as Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement. [3]
Medvezhyegorsk is on the Murmansk railway south of the White Sea, and at the north end of Lake Onega. The White Sea–Baltic Canal passes by it.