Priozërsk, Russia
Приозерск
Priozërsk is a town of 18,300 people in Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia.
Why visit Priozërsk
Townapedia lists 40 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 26 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Korela Fortress.
Weather in Priozërsk
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About Priozërsk
Priozersk (Russian: Приозе́рск; Finnish: Käkisalmi; Swedish: Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of the Vuoksi River on the Karelian Isthmus. It is served by a station of the same name on the St. Petersburg, Khiytola railway. Population: 18,777 (2021 census); 18,933 (2010 census); 20,506 (2002 census); 20,557 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Priozersk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do2
Museums and landmarks40
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Имена захороненных финских военнослужащих
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
Имена 105 финских погибших военнослужащих на плите
Место погребения финских военнослужащих
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
Это место погребения 105-и кякисальмских военнослужащих, погибших во Второй Мировой войне. Памятник поставил в 1996-ом году фонд "Кякисяятиё".
Новый арсенал (музей)
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
3 Ленинградское шоссе, Приозерск
Часовня Алексия, митрополита Московского
Monument and historic site · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
28 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes26
Кафе Точка на карте. Приозерск
Cafe · Fine Dining, Regional, Salad, Breakfast, Fish, Pasta, Dessert, Russian, Soup, Tea, Grill · 2.4 km
Гастрономическое кафе при отеле «Точка на карте. Приозерск» – северные специалитеты в авторском исполнении шеф-повара.
участок 12 Заозёрная улица, Приозерск
08:00-23:00
Евразия
Restaurant · International · 1.4 km
11 улица Калинина, Приозерск
11:00-23:00, Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00
Терраса
Cafe · Pizza, Burger, Japanese, Coffee Shop, Chicken · 1.1 km
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
14 more on the map.
History
The main landmark of Priozersk, the Korela Fortress, has historically been the center for the Karelians of the Karelian Isthmus and from time to time the northwestern outpost of the realm of the Russians or the eastern outpost of the realm of the Swedes.
From the Middle Ages, Priozersk was known as Korela to Russians and Käkisalmi to Karelians and Finns. The earliest recorded mention of the place is from 1143. The town was a part of Vodskaya pyatina of the Novgorod Republic. Novgorod taxation documents from 1500 list 183 houses in Korela, suggesting an estimated population of 1,500–2,000. The Swedes captured Korela twice: in 1578 for seventeen years and in 1611 for a hundred years. In the Swedish Empire, the fortress was called Kexholm and the whole region became known as the County of Kexholm. Russia definitively secured the area during the Great Northern War; the town's Swedish name was retained, however, as Keksgolm (Кексгольм). Unfortunately, wars and devastating fires in 1300, 1580, 1634, and 1679 took their toll on the civilian population. Consequently, when the town gained its first court house in 1800, the population was only 400.
From the History section of Priozersk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship6
Кафедральный собор Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.5 km
5 улица Калинина, Приозерск
All Saints Church
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
17А улица Пушкина, Приозерск
Church of the Nativity
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
17 улица Пушкина, Приозерск
Shopping23
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare12
Map of Priozërsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Kuznechnoye 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Khiitola 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Sapernoye 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Romashki 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Lakhdenpokh’ya 53 km north, about 53 min by car
- Sosnovo 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Kamennogorsk 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Michurinskoye 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Veshchevo 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Sortavala 81 km north, about 1 h 15 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
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Крепость Корела.Вал, Kuds, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Korela Fort, ru:User:Skydrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Priozersk LutheranChurch 007 1844, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4305. Priozersk. Cultural center "Carnival", GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New primary school of Kyakisalmi (Priozersk) 2, Toshishiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New primary school of Kyakisalmi (Priozersk), Toshishiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4281. Priozersk. Finnish grave, 1939-1940, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4283-1. Priozersk. All Saints Church, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4283-2. Priozersk. All Saints Church, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Почта Вальдхоф, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Заводоуправление Вальдхоф, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Заводская ул. 7, Timofeevandrew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4284. Priozersk. Church of the Nativity of Christ, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Лаборатория Вальдхоф 2, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Лаборатория Вальдхоф 1, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Priozersk Portovaya1a 007 2021, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Коты Приозерска 2, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Priozersk Portovaya1a 007 2063, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Priozersk Portovaya1 007 2057, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Инженерная, 7, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Инженерная, 4, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Портовая, 1, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Коты Приозерска 3, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Инженерная, 6, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Инженерная, 11, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ЗАГС (Приозерск), Toshishiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Priozersk - panoramio, Ivan Z., CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4304. Priozersk. Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 4, GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Объект культурного наследия «Жилой дом (в 1947-1948 гг. — сауна, баня)» в городе Приозерске., Borealex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск, Ленинградское, 1, Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Корела.Стена.Башня, Kuds, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость Корела, Kuds, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Карела, Kerriop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость Корела 1, Nata Markova, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость в городе Приозерске, Denis larisa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость Корела.Стена, Kuds, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость Корела.Музей, Kuds, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Крепость Корела 2, Nata Markova, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Приозерск Памятник В.И.Ленину, Kotjara kamenskaja, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Приозерск Памятник В.И.Ленину руку восстановили, Kotjara kamenskaja, CC BY-SA 4.0
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