Vedlozero (russian: Ведлозеро, krl, Vieljärvi) is an old
Karelia
Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for ...
n village in
Russia, the administrative center of the Vedlozerskoye rural settlement of the
Pryazhinsky 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 ...
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General information
Vedlozero is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Vedlozero, at the confluence of the Vohta River, 50 km from the regional center.
The village contains a pedigree farm, a forestry, a secondary school, a kindergarten, a feldsher point, a cultural center, and a library.
The Karelian Vieljärvi choir organized in 1938 by I. Levkin is still operating.
In 2013, the Karelian Language House ( krl, Karjalan kielen kodi) was established in the village.
History
The village is first mentioned in a document from the 16th century. The Vedlozero graveyard was part of the Obonezhskaya
Pyatina of the
Novgorod Feudal Republic
The Novgorod Republic was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east, including the city of Novgorod and the Lake Ladoga regions of mod ...
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Population
The population in 1989 was 1,445.
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Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia
Populated places in Pryazhinsky District