Vedlozero
Ведлозеро | |
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Coordinates: 61°34′N 32°50′E / 61.567°N 32.833°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
Administrative district | Pryazhinsky District[1] |
Population | |
• Total | 948 |
• Municipal district | Pryazhinsky National District |
• Rural settlement | Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement |
• Capital of | Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | 186143 |
OKTMO ID | 86639405101 |
2010 Census | 1,005[2]\ |
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2002 Census | 1,236[6]\ |
Vedlozero (Russian: Ведлозеро, Karelian: Vieljärvi) is an old Karelian village in Russia, the administrative center of the Vedlozerskoye rural settlement of the Pryazhinsky District of the Republic of Karelia.
Located on the northeastern shore of Lake Vedlozero, at the confluence of the Vohta River, 50 km from the regional center.
A pedigree farm, forestry, a secondary school, a kindergarten, a feldsher point, a cultural center, and a library are working.
The Karelian Vieljärvi choir organized in 1938 by I. Levkin is operating.
In 2013, the Karelian Language House (Karelian: Karjalan kielen kodi) was organized in the village.
The village was first mentioned in a document in the 16th century. The Vedlozero graveyard was part of the Obonezhskaya Pyatina of the Novgorod feudal republic.
The population in 1989 was 1,445.