Why visit Khelyulya
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
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About Khelyulya
Khelyulya (Russian: Хелю́ля; Finnish: Helylä) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Tokhma River, 278 kilometers (173 mi) west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,793.
From the Wikipedia article Khelyulya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks5
Памятник советским воинам-освободителям (пушка), установленный в честь 25-летия освобождения Карелии от немецко-фаш. захватчиков
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay4
History
The village was first mentioned in the scribe book of the Korelsky uyezd (Vodskaya Pyatina) Dmitry Kitaev 1500: «the village of Gelyulya on the river on Gelyulya». In 1641, when this territory was under the control of Sweden, the first Christian church was built in Khelyulya (burned down already in 1657).
From the History section of Khelyulya on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Khelyulya
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Sortavala 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Kharlu 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Lyaskelya 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Ruskeala 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Yanis’yarvi 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Lakhdenpokh’ya 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Pitkyaranta 46 km southeast, about 46 min by car
- Vyartsilya 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Salmi 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Priozërsk 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Хелюля сверху, Nikolai Bulykin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Село Хелюля, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 34, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавальский р-н, Хелюля, вид со станции «Морозная» на гору Паасо, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 33, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 32, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 38, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 31, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 39, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 40, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 41, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 44, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 42, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 37, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавальский р-н, Хелюля, ст.Морозная (4), Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавальский р-н, Хелюля, ст.Морозная (3), Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавальский р-н, Хелюля, ст.Морозная (1), Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавальский р-н, Хелюля, ст.Морозная (2), Avsolov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 43, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 36, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karelia - 2024-06-17 - 35, Dinamik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 176Aa. Sortavala. Paaso, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 154Aa. Городище «Паасо» в Сортавале, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 178Aa. Sortavala. Paaso, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 0176Aa. Сортавала. Парк Ваккосалми, Александровы АГ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, мост на А-121 через Китенйоки (1), Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, мост на А-121 через Китенйоки, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, берег Китенйоки, село Хелюля, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, берег Китенйоки у горы Паасо, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, пирс на реке Китенйоки у горы Паасо (1), Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, пирс на реке Китенйоки у горы Паасо, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, парковка, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, подъём, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, домик для духов, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Оз Кармаланъярви и мемориал на г Хермяняки IMGP7354-2 images, Мокрицький Павло, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Рускеальский экспресс в пути, Kindastanley, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, экотропа (1), Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, экотропа, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, скальный уступ, Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Сортавала, Паасонвуори, скальный уступ (1), Olksolo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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