Medvezhyegorsk (russian: Медвежьего́рск; krl, Karhumägi; fi, Karhumäki) is a

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and the

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Medvezhyegorsky District Medvezhyegorsky District (russian: Медвежьего́рский райо́н; krl, Karhumäjen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is ...

of the Republic of Karelia,

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. Population: 15,800 (1959).

History

A village in this location had existed since the 17th century. 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 (, lit. "bear mount"). The current name was given to it in 1938. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, the town was occupied by the Finnish Army from 6 December 1941 to 23 June 1944.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvezhyegorsk serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #871-RZK As a municipal division, the

of Medvezhyegorsk, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District as Medvezhyegorskoye Urban Settlement.Law #813-RZK

Transportation

Medvezhyegorsk is on the Murmansk railway south of the

White Sea The White Sea (russian: Белое море, ''Béloye móre''; Karelian and fi, Vienanmeri, lit. Dvina Sea; yrk, Сэрако ямʼ, ''Serako yam'') is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is s ...

, and at the north end of Lake Onega. The White Sea–Baltic Canal passes by it.

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External links

Unofficial website of Medvezhyegorsk

"Behind Kirov's Back (Medvezhyegorsk sketches)"
by Svetlana Rapenkova, Альманах "Соловецкое море", №6, 2007 {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia Povenetsky Uyezd