Besovets (russian: Бесовец; , ; fi, Pesoutsa) is a
rural locality (a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
) in
Prionezhsky District of the
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
,
Russia
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.
Municipally, it is a part of the
Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District.
It is located in the vicinity of the capital of Karelia,
Petrozavodsk, on the
Shuya River. The Petrozavodsk–
Suoyarvi highway passes through the village.
Petrozavodsk airport
Petrozavodsk Airport (russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск, krl, Petroskoin lendoazema, fi, Petroskoin lentoasema; ; ex: Besovets, Petrozavodsk-2) is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located northwest of Petrozavodsk in ...
is located in close proximity to the village.
History
The village was founded in the 16th century.
On June 20, 2011,
RusAir Flight 9605 crashed near Besovets while on approach to
Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport (russian: Аэропорт Петрозаводск, krl, Petroskoin lendoazema, fi, Petroskoin lentoasema; ; ex: Besovets, Petrozavodsk-2) is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located northwest of Petrozavodsk in ...
, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.
Population
In 2009 the village had a population of 120 people.
Gallery
File:Бесовец 1.jpg, Besovets
File:Airport Petrozavodsk Besovets 2020.jpg, Petrozavodsk airport
File:Airport disaster 20.06.11 Memorial near Petrozavodsk 1.JPG, RusAir 9605 monument
References
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Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia