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Lake Ladoga [a] is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake located entirely in Europe, the second largest lake in Russia after Lake Baikal , and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world.
Lake Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe, with total area encompassing 17,890 km (11,120 mi); it has various fishes. [2] In the post- World War I era, the lake became popular among tourists. [ 3 ] The earliest proposal for creation of a national park was proposed by Karelian Research Centre of RAS in late 1980s. [ 4 ]
Rugged nature of Valaam Church of the St. Nicholas Skete at the mouth of the Monastery Bay, Valaam. Valaam (Russian: Валаам or Валаамский архипелаг, also known by the Finnish name Valamo) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation.
The monastery was left desolate between 1611 and 1715 after another attack by the Swedes, with buildings being burned to the ground and the Karelian border between Russia and Sweden being drawn through Lake Ladoga. In the 18th century the monastery was magnificently restored, and in 1812 it came under the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland.
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.
One day, Anna Costley stumbled upon TikTok videos of people participating in the Google Maps trend, in which users reminisce over photos of their old homes taken from satellite images over the years.
Shlisselburg (Russian: Шлиссельбу́рг, IPA: [ʂlʲɪsʲɪlʲˈburk]; German: Schlüsselburg; Finnish: Pähkinälinna; Swedish: Nöteborg), formerly Oreshek (Орешек) (1323–1611) and Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость) (1944–1992), is a town in Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, 35 kilometers (22 mi) east ...
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