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Why visit Povenets
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Povenets
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About Povenets
Povenets (Russian: Повене́ц; Karelian: Poventsa; Finnish: Poventsa) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, 231 kilometers (144 mi) north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,209.
From the Wikipedia article Povenets (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
Осударева дорога 1702 г.
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
Камень в честь перетащенных волоком Петром I в 1702 г. двух судов из Белого моря в Онежское озеро.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
History
Povenets is located 19 kilometers (12 mi) from Sandarmokh, the site of mass execution by shooting and burial of victims of the Soviet political repressions.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Povenets in 1938.
Povenets marked the furthest advance by Finnish troops during the World War II Continuation War 1941-1944. The town was occupied by Finnish troops on 6 December 1941. Soviet forces retook the town in July 1944.
From the History section of Povenets on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Povenets
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Getting there and nearby towns
Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 112 km away.
- Pindushi 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Medvezh’yegorsk 20 km west, about 20 min by car
- Shun’ga 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Girvas 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kondopoga 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yanishpole 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Церковь Николая Чудотворца (2003г) в Повенце, Шелковников Евгений Анатольевич, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Povenets Kopeykina13 008 2937, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Povenets DSC08342 2600, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal. Povenets. Saint Nicholas Church P7182104 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Povenets, Russia (44383161074), Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal. Povenets. Saint Nicholas Church P7182083 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Povenets, Russia (44383158984), Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- Building near Povenets P7182112 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Повенчанка (река, впадает в Онежское озеро) 2, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Повенчанка (река, впадает в Онежское озеро) 1, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Бывшая повенецкая электростанция, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 5, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 6, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 4, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 3, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 2, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 7, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Место расположения Петровских домен в Повенце 1, Thierry.ptz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Повенец. Памятник боевой славы 2, Kotjara kamenskaja, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Повенец. Памятник боевой славы 1, Kotjara kamenskaja, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Poventsa, Russia (44383160224), Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0
- Повенец. Памятник боевой славы 3, Kotjara kamenskaja, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7200668 2000, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7182105 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7200679 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7200670 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7182150 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7182082 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7182075 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal. Lock 1 P7182160 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White Sea–Baltic Canal P7182126 2200, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
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