Ledmozero

Ledmozero (Russian: Ледмозеро; Karelian: Liedmajärvi; Finnish: Lietmajärvi) is a settlement in the northern part of Muyezersky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) south-east of Lake Ledmozero. Population: 2,923 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Ledmozero Ледмозеро Lietma, Liedmajärvi (Karelian)
Posyolok[1]
Ledmozero
Location of Ledmozero
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Coordinates: 64°15′06″N 32°01′42″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Muyezersky District[1]
Founded	1963
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	2,112
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Muyezersky Municipal District
• Rural settlement	Ledmozerskoye Rural Settlement
• Capital of	Ledmozerskoye Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	186970
OKTMO ID	86627427101

In 1905, the population of the settlement consisted of six peasant families comprising 12 males and 18 females.^[7]

The settlement is connected to Kochkoma by the Ledmozero–Kochkoma Railway,^[8] a part of the Oktyabrskaya Railway system.^[9]

History

According to the master plan, a settlement was supposed to be built near the railway. This area was previously called Gorely Bor due to the fact that the forest here was destroyed by fire. Construction began in May 1963. The first residential buildings were 4-apartment. In 1964, 8-apartment buildings were built. In the autumn of 1964, a forestry station was opened in the village. Over time, more comfortable houses appeared in the village, two five-storey buildings were built.^[10]

Ledmozero had a status of urban-type settlement until 1991, when it was demoted to a rural locality.