Vedlozero

Vedlozero (Russian: Ведлозеро, Karelian: Vieljärvi) is an old Karelian village in Russia, the administrative center of the Vedlozerskoye rural settlement of the Pryazhinsky District of the Republic of Karelia.

Vedlozero Ведлозеро Vieljärvi (Karelian)
Selo[1]
Vedlozero church
Location of Vedlozero
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Coordinates: 61°34′N 32°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Pryazhinsky District[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	948
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Pryazhinsky National District
• Rural settlement	Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement
• Capital of	Vedlozerskoye Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	186143
OKTMO ID	86639405101

Vedlozero population

2010 Census	1,005[2]\
2002 Census	1,236[6]\

General information

Vedlozero is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Vedlozero, at the confluence of the Vohta River, 50 km from the regional center.

The village contains a pedigree farm, a forestry, a secondary school, a kindergarten, a feldsher point, a cultural center, and a library.

The Karelian Vieljärvi choir organized in 1938 by I. Levkin is still operating.

In 2013, the Karelian Language House (Karelian: Karjalan kielen kodi) was established in the village.

History

The village is first mentioned in a document from the 16th century. The Vedlozero graveyard was part of the Obonezhskaya Pyatina of the Novgorod Feudal Republic.

Population

The population in 1989 was 1,445.