14 km dorogi Kem-Kalevala explained

Official Name:14 km dorogi Kem-Kalevala
Native Name:14 км дороги Кемь-Калевала
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Russia Karelia#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Republic of Karelia
Subdivision Name3:Kemsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+03:00
Coordinates:64.9211°N 34.3617°W

14 km dorogi Kem-Kalevala (Russian: 14 км дороги Кемь-Калевала) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Kemskoye Urban Settlement of Kemsky District, Russia. The population was 604 as of 2013.[1]

Geography

It is located 13 km west of Kemi, on the shore of the Putka reservoir.

History

Previously, it was also known as the village of Sokol, where military pilots of the 265th fighter aviation regiment of the Air Defense lived, and earlier the 828th assault aviation regiment, who served at the Poduzhemye airfield, located near the highway.

Transport

The federal highway R21 «Kola» passes through the village.

Education and culture

There is a Poduzhem secondary school.[2]

Historical monuments

A monument to the Su-15 aircraft is preserved in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Численность населения в разрезе сельских населенных пунктов по состоянию НА 1 ЯНВАРЯ 2013Г. fulltext.library.karelia.ru. 2018-08-08.
  2. Web site: МБОУ "Подужемская СОШ" . ru.