Why visit Pechenga
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 13 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pechenga Monastery.
Weather in Pechenga
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About Pechenga
Pechenga (Russian: Пече́нга, Russian pronunciation: [pʲɪˈt͡ɕenɡə]; Finnish and Swedish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Petsjenga; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Pechenga Urban Settlement of Pechengsky Municipal District. Population: 3,188 (2010 census); 2,959 (2002 census); 2,671 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do13
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Museums and landmarks5
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
History
The Pechenga area has been indigenously inhabited by the Sami.
The settlement was founded by Russians as the Pechenga Monastery in 1533 at the influx of the Pechenga River into the Barents Sea, 135 km west of modern Murmansk. St. Tryphon of Pechenga, a monk from Novgorod is considered to be the founder of Pechenga Monastery. In 1533, the area became part of Russia.
Inspired by the model of the Solovki, Tryphon wished to convert the local Sami population to Christianity and to demonstrate how faith could flourish in the most inhospitable lands. His example was eagerly followed by other Russian monks. By 1572, the Pechenga Monastery counted about 50 brethren and 200 lay followers. Six years after Tryphon's death in 1583, the wooden monastery was raided and burnt down by the Swedes. It is said that the raid claimed the lives of 51 monks and 65 lay brothers. The monastery was moved closer to the Norwegian border. It was destroyed in 1764, but restored in 1880, and exists to this day.
From the History section of Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Pechenga
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Getting there and nearby towns
Murmansk (MMK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 104 km away.
- Zapolyarnyy 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Nikel 39 km west, about 39 min by car
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Печенга. Июнь 2015 г. - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
- Pechenga railway station, alnik, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pechenga Monastery Petsamon luostari 01, Ninaras, CC BY 4.0
- Памятник. 2010 г. - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
- Kola Peninsula, Russia (21744390804), Ninara, CC BY 2.0
- Для тех, кто поднялся. Июнь 2015 г. - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
- 4Y1A4990 (22179122320), Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- Kola Peninsula, Russia (21746037773), Ninara, CC BY 2.0
- 4Y1A4985 (22341128356), Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- На горизонте п. Спутник. Июнь 2015 г. - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
- Водонапорная башня. 2010 г. - panoramio, Вячеслав Лобанов, CC BY 3.0
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