Priozersk
Town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the town in Karagandy Province of Kazakhstan, see Priozersk, Kazakhstan.
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);[7] 18,933 (2010 Russian census);[2] 20,506 (2002 Census);[8] 20,557 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
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Priozersk
Приозерск | |
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Coordinates: 61°03′N 30°08′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Priozersky District[1] |
Settlement municipal formation | Priozerskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
Founded | 1294 |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,933 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 18,552 (−2%) |
• Capital of | Priozersky District,[1] Priozerskoye Settlement Municipal Formation[1] |
• Municipal district | Priozersky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Priozerskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Priozersky Municipal District,[4] Priozerskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 188760, 188761 |
OKTMO ID | 41639101001 |
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