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Olonets, Russia

Олонец

Olonets is a town of 10,005 people in Karelia, Russia, founded in 1137.

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Population10,005 GeoNames
Local nameОлонец
RegionKarelia
Elevation20 m 66 ft
Founded1137
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Land area6.0 km²
Nearest airportPetrozavodsk Airport (PES) 119 km

Why visit Olonets

Townapedia lists 18 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Oktyabr (October), Olonets National Museum Livvik Karelians of N.G. Prilukina, Екатерининское училище and Олонецкий Городской Парк.

About Olonets

Olonets (Russian: Оло́нец; Livvi: Anuksenlinnu; Finnish: Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to the east of Lake Ladoga.

From the Wikipedia article Olonets (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do1

Oktyabr (October)

Cinema and theater

4 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

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Museums and landmarks18

Olonets National Museum Livvik Karelians of N.G. Prilukina

Museum

8 улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-15:00

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Екатерининское училище

Monument and historic site

13 улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

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Здание Земской уездной больницы

Monument and historic site

34А улица Карла Либкнехта, Олонец

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Олонецкий Дом Культуры

Museum

2 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

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Monument to Soviet soldiers-liberators

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Дом купцов Куттуевых

Monument and historic site

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Земская уездная больница

Monument and historic site

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памятник истории Братская могила воинов и крестьян, расстрелянных белогвардейцами

Monument and historic site

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памятник истории Памятное место, где в 1931 г. была создана первая в Карелии Олонецкая машинно-тракторная станция

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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Памятник погибшим в финских концлагерях патриотам Родины

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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Здание старой гостиницы

Monument and historic site

4 улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

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Военным лётчикам — участникам Свирско-Петрозаводской операции

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds4

Олонецкий Городской Парк

Park

улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

24/7

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Городской пляж

Beach

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Сквер Воинов-интернационалистов

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Сквер имени Владимира Егоровича Брендоева

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Restaurants and cafes19

Веранда

Cafe · Pizza

9А улица Урицкого, Олонец

Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Su 10:00 - 23:00

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Пампушка

Cafe

11 улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00

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Bekker

Bakery

Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa,Su 09:00-20:00

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Караван-Сарай

Cafe · Meat

улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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Ладога

Cafe · 0.6 km

12 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

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Loft

Cafe

5А улица 30-летия Победы, Олонец

10:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-00:00

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Кафе-Пекарня

Bakery

5 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

Mo-Su 09:00-20:00

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Ичиричи

Cafe

6 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

Tu-Su 11:00-20:00

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Кафетерий

Cafe

5 улица Свирских Дивизий, Олонец

Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

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Юбилейное

Cafe · 1.5 km

Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00

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Мангал

Cafe · 0.8 km

Mo-Su 10:00-23:00

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Солод

Bar and pub

24/7

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History

The first known mention of Olonets comes from a Novgorodian document written in 1137, during the reign of Svyatoslav Olgovich. Its history is obscure until 1649, when a fortress was built there to protect the Russian border from Swedish attacks, with the center of the town developing around it. At the end of the 17th century, there were 726 houses in Olonets. Until the Great Northern War, Olonets developed as a principal market for Russian trade with Sweden. To the south from the town, there sprawled a belt of fortified abbeys, of which the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery was the most important.

In the 18th century Olonets' importance shifted from trade to ironworking industries. In 1773 it was made the seat of Olonets Governorate. Eleven years later, however, the seat was moved to Petrozavodsk and Olonets started to decline.

The remains of over one hundred victims of the Great Terror were found when the church of the Icon of the Mother of God was returned to the Orthodox Church in the 1990s and in 2008 a monument was erected by locals in their memory.

Modern Olonets is classified as a historical town of the Republic of Karelia and is the only town in the republic where Karelians are in majority (over 60% as of 2005).

From the History section of Olonets on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay2

Churches and places of worship8

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Shopping18

Gas and EV charging1

  • Экотек

    Gas station · 1.5 km

    30 Комсомольская улица, Олонец

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Schools, colleges and libraries7

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Healthcare12

Map of Olonets

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Getting there and nearby towns

Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 119 km away.

  • Lodeynoye Pole 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
  • Svir'stroy 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
  • Vazhiny 57 km east, about 57 min by car
  • Podporozh’ye 65 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Pasha 65 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Salmi 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Pryazha 87 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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