Krasnoshchelye Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. [OKATO]
  2. Статистический сборник Численность, размещение и возрастно-половой состав населения Мурманской области. Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения. Том 1. 2012 / Федеральная служба государственной статистики, Территориальный орган Федеральной службы государственной статистики по Мурманской области. Мурманск, 2012 — 75 с.
  3. [Russian Post]
  4. http://www.mojgorod.ru/murmansk_obl/ Народная энциклопедия городов и регионов России «Мой Город»
  5. Web site: German Documentaries - home .