Nyukhcha (russian: Ню́хча; meaning ''swan'' in

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) is a

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(a '' selo'') in

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of the

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, located on the

Nyukhcha River Nyukhcha (russian: Нюхча) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Nyukhcha, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Nyukhchensky Selsoviet of Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast * Nyukhcha, Republic of Karelia, a '' selo'' in Be ...

near the border between the Republic of Karelia and

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, from the

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History

In the XV century, the village of Nyukhcha belonged to the wife of the Novgorod posadnik Isaac Boretsky,

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. In the XV—XVI centuries, after the fall of Novgorod and annexation to Moscow, the village was assigned to a monastery on the

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. In 1702, the overland «Osudareva Road» was built, starting from the Nyukhcha pier. On August 27, 1940, by the decree of the Karelian Central Executive Committee, the church in Nyukhcha was closed. Until March 21, 2013 — the administrative center of the Nyukhchinskoye rural settlement. On March 21, 2013, the Nyukhchinskoye rural settlement was abolished, the village became part of the Sumposadskoye rural settlement.

Attractions

* The main attraction of the village is the Osudareva Road located a few kilometers away, along which in

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, by order of

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, 2 warships were dragged from the

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due to the absence of a fleet on the

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References

Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia Kemsky Uyezd Populated places in Belomorsky District {{RepublicofKarelia-geo-stub