En Name: | Krasnoshchelye |
Ru Name: | Краснощелье |
Map Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 67.3333°N 37.0331°W |
Federal Subject: | Murmansk Oblast |
Federal Subject Ref: | [1] |
Adm District Jur: | Lovozersky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Pop Latest: | 605 |
Pop Latest Date: | 2005---> |
Pop 2010Census: | 423 |
Pop 2010Census Ref: | [2] |
Established Date: | 1921 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Postal Codes: | 184595 |
Postal Codes Ref: | [3] |
Dialing Codes: | 81538 |
Dialing Codes Ref: | [4] |
Krasnoshchelye (Russian: Краснощелье) is a rural locality (a Selo) in Lovozersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, on the Kola Peninsula. It is 157 m above sea level.
The majority of the population are Izhma Komi and Sami.
The film "The Tundra Race" by German director René Harder portrays the village and its inhabitants. The documentation was launched at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2013.[5]