Besovets

Besovets (Russian: Бесовец; Karelian: Besouččua, Besoučču; Finnish: Pesoutsa) is a rural locality (a village) in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is a part of the Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District.

Besovets Бесовец
Hamlet[1]
One of the streets in Besovets (Karelia)
Location of Besovets
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Coordinates: 61°51′N 34°9′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Prionezhsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Prionezhsky Municipal District
• Rural settlement	Shuyskoye Rural Settlement[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	186100
OKTMO ID	86636470141

It is located in the vicinity of the capital of Karelia, Petrozavodsk, on the Shuya River. The Petrozavodsk–Suoyarvi highway passes through the village.

Petrozavodsk airport is located in close proximity to the village.

History

The village was founded in the 16th century.^[5]

On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 crashed near Besovets while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.^[6]

Population

In 2009 the village had a population of 120 people.^[7]

Gallery

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  Besovets
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  Petrozavodsk airport
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  RusAir 9605 monument