Pryazha (russian: Пря́жа; krl, Priäžä; fi, Prääsä) is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) and the

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Pryazhinsky District Pryazhinsky District (russian: Пря́жинский райо́н; krl, Priäžän piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the ...

of the Republic of Karelia,

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, located from the Shuya River and west of

Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...

, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,675.

History

It was first mentioned in the 17th century as the village of Pryazha or Padlovo (). It was granted

status in 1962.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pryazha serves as the

, of which it is a part.Law #871-ZRK As a municipal division, Pryazha, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Pryazhinsky Municipal District as Pryazhinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #813-ZRK

Tourism

The

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, an international tourist route, starts in

Mo i Rana Mo i Rana () is a city, and the administrative centre of the municipality of Rana, in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just south of the Arctic Circle. Some of the city's suburbs include Båsmoen and Yt ...

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, goes through Sweden and

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, and then through Pryazha, before ending in

Pudozh Pudozh (russian: Пудож; krl, Puudoži; vep, Pudož; fi, Puudosi or ') is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River east of Petrozavodsk, but traveling by the ...

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=May 2015 Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Karelia Pryazhinsky District Petrozavodsky Uyezd