Vedlozero Explained

En Name:Vedlozero
Ru Name:Ведлозеро
Other Name:Vieljärvi
Other Lang:Karelian
Coordinates:61.5667°N 82°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Republic of Karelia
Adm District Jur:Pryazhinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun District Jur:Pryazhinsky National District
Pop 2010Census:948
Postal Codes:186143
Mun Admctr Of Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement
Vedlozero population
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:1,005\
Data2:1,236\
Label2:2002 Census

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.

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 (Karelian: 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.

Population

The population in 1989 was 1,445.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Law #871-ZRK