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Sortavala

Sortavala (Russian: Сортавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala), in Russian sometimes known as Serdobol (Сердоболь), is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 246 kilometres (153 mi) west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The closest…

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Country
Russia
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Federal subject
Republic of Karelia
First mentioned
1468
OKTMO ID
86510000001
Postal code
186790

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Administrative and municipal status

Transportation

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Sortavala

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples58
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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Sortavala

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related to history · 19
Sortavala → Finland, Grand Duchy, In, Ingrian War, It, Nystad, Old Finland, Petersburg, Russia, Russian, Serdobol, Serdovol, St, Sweden, Swedish, The, Treaty, Viipuri Province, With
related to Administrative and municipal status · 17
Sortavala → As, Aside, Khyumpyolya, Krasnaya Gorka, Lakhdenkyulya, Lamberg, Nukuttalakhti, Oyavoys, Rantue, Riekkalansaari, Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement, Sortavalsky Municipal District, The, Tokkarlakhti, Valaam, Within, Zarechye
related to External links · 5
Sortavala → Finnish, Media, Wikimedia CommonsSortavala, WikivoyageSortavala, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
• Capital of · 2
Sortavala → Sortavalsky Municipal District, Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement, town of republic significance of Sortavala
Country · 1
Sortavala → Russia
Elevation · 1
Sortavala → 5 m (16 ft)
Federal subject · 1
Sortavala → Republic of Karelia
First mentioned · 1
Sortavala → 1468
OKTMO ID · 1
Sortavala → 86510000001
Postal code · 1
Sortavala → 186790

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town карелия karelia republic arch finland finnish russia municipal республики district urban settlement located russian rural от 2004 karelian building

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SortavalaCountryRussia1.00infobox
SortavalaElevation5 m (16 ft)1.00infobox
SortavalaFederal subjectRepublic of Karelia1.00infobox
SortavalaFirst mentioned14681.00infobox
SortavalaOKTMO ID865100000011.00infobox
SortavalaPostal code1867901.00infobox
SortavalaTime zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )1.00infobox
SortavalaWebsiteгородсортавала.рф1.00infobox
Sortavala• Capital oftown of republic significance of Sortavala1.00infobox
Sortavala• Capital ofSortavalsky Municipal District, Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement1.00infobox
Sortavala• Estimate (2023)14,787 (−23.1%)1.00infobox
Sortavala• Municipal districtSortavalsky Municipal District1.00infobox
Sortavala• Subordinated totown of republic significance of Sortavala1.00infobox
Sortavala• Total19,2351.00infobox
Sortavala• Urban settlementSortavalskoye Urban Settlement1.00infobox

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