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Pudozh
Pudozh (Russian: Пудож; Karelian: Puudoži; Veps: Pudož; Finnish: Puudosi or Puutoinen) is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Petrozavodsk, but 352 kilometers (219 mi) traveling by the road around Lake Onega. Population: 9,698 (2010 census); 10,632 (2002 census); 10,982 (1989 Soviet census); 8,000 (1970).
An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh. The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.
It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1785.
A commemorative monument was erected in 1989 for those executed in the 1930s and 1940s -- local residents, Belbaltlag prisoners and people of Finnish nationality.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozh serves as the administrative center of Pudozhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.
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Pudozh
Pudozh (Russian: Пудож; Karelian: Puudoži; Veps: Pudož; Finnish: Puudosi or Puutoinen) is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Petrozavodsk, but 352 kilometers (219 mi) traveling by the road around Lake Onega. Population: 9,698 (2010 census); 10,632 (2002 census); 10,982 (1989 Soviet census); 8,000 (1970).
An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh. The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.
It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1785.
A commemorative monument was erected in 1989 for those executed in the 1930s and 1940s -- local residents, Belbaltlag prisoners and people of Finnish nationality.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozh serves as the administrative center of Pudozhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.