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Town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia
Sortavala (Russian: Сортавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala), in Russian sometimes known as Serdobol (Сердоболь), is a town in the
Sortavala
Nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
A letter S in the coat of arms of Sortavala
S
Lake in Leningrad, Russia
/ 61.567; 31.467 (Pitkyaranta)) Sortavala (at 61°42′N 30°41′E / 61.700°N 30.683°E / 61.700; 30.683 (Sortavala)) Lakhdenpokhya (at 61°31′N 30°12′E
Lake_Ladoga
Finnish offensive during the Continuation War
Opposing them were the Soviet 7th Army with the 168th Rifle Division near Sortavala and the 71st Rifle Division north of Jänisjärvi ("Hare Lake"). The Soviets
Finnish invasion of Ladoga Karelia
Finnish_invasion_of_Ladoga_Karelia
Railway line in Russia
used by passenger trains between St. Petersburg and Sortavala. The track between Khiytola and Sortavala is a part of the Vyborg–Joensuu railroad completed
Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railway
Saint_Petersburg–Hiitola_railway
Area of northern Europe
Kostomukša (Костомукша, Kostamus) Kondopoga (Кондопога, Kontupohja) Sortavala (Сортавала, Sortavala, Sordavala) Suojarvi (Суоярви, Suojärvi) Segeža (Сегежа, Sekehe)
Karelia
Railway line in Finland
Joensuu was a 1,524 mm (5 ft) broad gauge line that used to link Joensuu, Sortavala, Hiitola, Antrea and Viipuri. Originally built in 1892-1894 by Finnish
Viipuri–Joensuu_railroad
Index of articles associated with the same name
Yakkima, Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, a mestechko under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala Yakkima,
Yakkima
Rural settlement in Karelia, Russia
Russia. The settlement is located 35 kilometers north of Sortavala along the railway between Sortavala and Suojärvi. Its population is 1,300 (in 2008). Before
Kaalamo
Finnish army captain (1904–1976)
during the wars. Juutilainen attended school in Sortavala, where he read seven classes at Sortavala Lyceum. He was athletic, and enjoyed skiing, horseback
Aarne_Juutilainen
Finnish major general (1892–1946)
Soviet 168th Rifle Division surrounded in the area of Sortavala. The corps captured Sortavala, but failed to prevent parts of the 168th Division from
Antero_Svensson
Historical region of Karelia
Republic, specifically Lakhdenpokhsky District, Pitkyarantsky District and Sortavala District. This region is on the northern littoral of Lake Ladoga, which
Ladoga_Karelia
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
troops in the area of Ladoga Karelia and advance into the area between Sortavala and Joensuu within 10 days. The Soviets had a 3:1 advantage in manpower
Winter_War
Ice hockey club in Kuopio, Finland
Palloseura in Sortavala, the club relocated to Kuopio in 1945 after its original hometown had been annexed by the Soviet Union. During its Sortavala years, the
KalPa
Settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
Republic of Karelia. The nearest town is Sortavala, which is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Sortavala. Before World War II, the area belonged
Impilahti
First-level administrative division of Russia
Petersburg – Moscow Railway), Helsinki via Vyborg, Murmansk via Petrozavodsk, Sortavala via Priozersk, Tallinn via Kingisepp, Riga via Pskov, Vitebsk via Dno
Leningrad_Oblast
Finnish sculptor (1922–2003)
Eila Vilhelmina Hiltunen (22 November 1922, Sortavala – 10 October 2003, Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor. She is most famous for the Sibelius Monument
Eila_Hiltunen
Rural settlement in Karelia, Russia
the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Within the framework of municipal
Ruskeala
List of districts
in the Republic of Karelia, for example, is formed around the town of Sortavala, which neither has a status of nor is a part of any administrative district
Districts_of_Russia
Soviet republic from 1940 to 1956
Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia, including the cities of Viipuri and Sortavala. Virtually the entire Karelian population of the ceded areas, about 422
Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
Karelo-Finnish_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Freshwater seal found in northwestern Russia
Evropyi, materialyi III Mezhdunarodnogo simpoziuma, 16-20 July 2002, Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, Russia. - Petrozavodsk. – 2003: 202-204. Yablokov
Ladoga_ringed_seal
Soviet and Russian field army
Division (Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast); and the 367th Rifle Division (Sortavala, Karelian ASSR). The army was disbanded at Murmansk in early 1960. The
6th_Guards_Combined_Arms_Army
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
commence. The Finnish army attempted to encircle large Soviet formations at Sortavala and Hiitola by advancing to the western shores of Lake Ladoga. By mid-August
Operation_Barbarossa
Space in which a market operates
A market place in Sortavala, Karelia
Marketplace
Football league season
Suomensarja Season 1938 Champions Reipas Viipuri SP Sortavala KIF Helsinki Drott Pietarsaari Promoted Reipas Viipuri Relegated JoPS Joensuu YVP Hyvinkää
1938 Suomensarja – Finnish League Division 2
1938_Suomensarja_–_Finnish_League_Division_2
Former Finnish province (1812–1945)
province on the Karelian Isthmus, including the cities of Viipuri and Sortavala, became part of the newly established Karelo-Finnish SSR in the Soviet
Viipuri_Province
Urban-type settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located near the border with Finland
Vyartsilya
Joensuu, merged into Valtatie 9 in 2010 Valtatie 18 (1938): Sortavala − Joensuu - Kajaani; Sortavala - Joensuu abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to
Highways_in_Finland
Road in Russia
The Russian route A121, also known as the Sortavala Highway, is a Russian federal highway from Saint Petersburg to R21 highway in the Republic of Karelia
A121_highway_(Russia)
Mountain near Sortavala, Russia
Paussunvuori, also (short) Russian: Паасо)is a hill (rock, height) near Sortavala, Russia. Height - 79.2 m. The Tohmajoki river (pictured) flows under the
Paasonvuori
Capital city of Republic of Karelia, Russia
is a major junction of railway lines (to Saint Petersburg, Murmansk, Sortavala, Kostomuksha). Railway transportation is carried out by the Oktyabrskaya
Petrozavodsk
Namibian-born American-Finnish socialist (1875–1959)
school in Helsinki. At the age of 19 she graduated from her seminary in Sortavala, where she was especially successful in art subjects, led the school choir
Rosa_Lemberg
Urban-type settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Tokhma River, 278 kilometers
Khelyulya
Tall, near vertical rock face
Cliffs near Sortavala, Russia
Cliff
Finnish politician (born 1958)
Karelian refugees, his father being born and raised in Ladogan-Karelian Sortavala and his mother being born in 1931 in Viipuri. Vartiainen's family included
Juhana_Vartiainen
Russian composer (1929-1996)
Edison Denisov in Sortavala, summer 1975. Photo by Dmitri Smirnov.
Edison_Denisov
Orthodox monastery in Russia
The Valaam Monastery (Russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish: Valamon luostari) is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam
Valaam_Monastery
Football league season
15 3 ViPS Viipuri 10 6 1 3 33 20 +13 13 4 KuPS Kuopio 10 4 2 4 32 25 +7 10 5 KoPS Kotka 10 1 2 7 11 37 −26 4 6 SP Sortavala (R) 10 0 2 8 21 54 −33 2
1936 Suomensarja – Finnish League Division 2
1936_Suomensarja_–_Finnish_League_Division_2
of a great war. In Mikkeli, it was said that Vihovauhkonen lived near Sortavala in a small cottage. He was a hermit who had come from Russia and wore
Kihovauhkonen
Patriotic cantata by Jean Sibelius (1926)
Earth (Op. 95, 1920). Väinämöinen's Song premiered on 28 June 1926 in Sortavala, Finland. Väinämöinen's Song is scored for the following instruments and
Väinämöinen's_Song
Leader of the Finnish Lotta Svärd auxiliary organisation for women (1882–1947)
teaching post was in Oulu from 1906 to 1913, after which she moved to Sortavala, in Finnish Karelia, where she served as head teacher of a girls' training
Fanni_Luukkonen
Isthmus in northwestern Russia
The railroads Saint Petersburg–Vyborg–Riihimäki (1870), Vyborg–Hiitola–Sortavala (1893), Saint Petersburg–Kexholm–Hiitola (1917) crossed the isthmus, contributing
Karelian_Isthmus
Autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese
to Finnish and the transfer of the Archiepiscopal seat from Viipuri to Sortavala. Until World War II, the majority of Orthodox Christians in Finland were
Orthodox_Church_of_Finland
Station in Republic of Karelia, Russia
separate parish in 1647, having been formed from parts of the Kurkijoki, Sortavala and Uukuniemi parishes. The Jaakkima municipality became smaller in the
Yakkima, Lakhdenpokhsky District, Republic of Karelia
Yakkima,_Lakhdenpokhsky_District,_Republic_of_Karelia
District of Jyväskylä in Central Finland, Finland
140 displaced Karelians, mostly from Sortavalan maalaiskunta (around Sortavala), were resettled to Oravasaari. After Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated
Oravasaari
Military unit
the reinforced Soviet 168th Rifle Division surrounded in the area of Sortavala. Following this, the corps was to organize coastal defenses on the shore
I_Corps_(Continuation_War)
Finnish politician and journalist
(modern-day Russia) to a family of five children. She attended school in Sortavala and later a private girls school in Viipuri. She studied in Helsinki and
Tekla_Hultin
Municipality in North Karelia, Finland
The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005. Sortavala, a town in the Republic of Karelia, is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) south
Tohmajärvi
1944 peace treaty between the USSR and Finland which ended the Continuation War
Soanlahti [fi] Соанлахти 504 313.17 Suoyarvsky District Sortavala [fi] Сортавалан 690.88 429.3 Sortavala Suistamo [fi] Суистамо 1,623.80 1,009 Suoyarvsky District
Moscow_Armistice
Finnish zoologist, school teacher and writer (1870–1947)
Nurmijärvi-See. He taught natural history and geography at the Sortavala Real Lyceum and at the Sortavala Seminary from 1899 to 1905. After his marriage in 1906
Kaarlo_Eemeli_Kivirikko
Pielavesi. In 1966, he recorded the singing heritage of the Sortavala area among Sortavala immigrants living in the vicinity of Jyväskylä. As a result
Ahti_Sonninen
Military unit
Army on garrison duties in the far north. The division was stationed at Sortavala after the end of the war and renumbered as the 65th in 1955, then converted
367th_Rifle_Division
Seal species which live primarily in freshwater lakes
Evropyi, materialyi III Mezhdunarodnogo simpoziuma, 16–20 July 2002, Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, Russia. - Petrozavodsk. – 2003: 202-204. Chapskiy
Freshwater_seal
Peace treaty signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on 12 March 1940
[Church and Civil Register], depending on the census data), Käkisalmi, Sortavala, Suojärvi, and the whole of Viipuri Bay (with its islands). Much of this
Moscow_Peace_Treaty
Tourist complex in Republic of Karelia, Russia
located near the settlement of Ruskeala, approximately 30 km north of Sortavala, on the banks of the Tohmajoki River [ru]. A terminal railway station
Ruskeala_(Mountain_Park)
Bronze monument in Novgorod Oblast, Russia
provide an appropriate pedestal for the huge sculpture, sixteen blocks of Sortavala granite were brought to Novgorod, each weighing in excess of 35 tons.
Millennium_of_Russia
First-level administrative division of Russia
News, Prionezhye, Olonia, Novaya Kondopoga, Belomorskaya Tribune, Ladoga-Sortavala, Kalevala News, Pudozhsky Vestnik, Suoyarvsky Vestnik, Circumpolar, Soviet
Republic_of_Karelia
Finnish national public broadcaster
studios in Vyborg and Sortavala; a replacement facility was built in Lappeenranta. Yle later reactivated stations in Vyborg and Sortavala during the Continuation
Yle
Finnish fighter ace
Karelia, on 4 June 1909. His father was a railway employee. Eino grew up in Sortavala on Lake Ladoga. Having completed compulsory military training, Luukkanen
Eino_Luukkanen
Finnish composer (1891–1945)
different from the dominant conservative National Romanticism. He was born in Sortavala, Grand Duchy of Finland. Raitio's career as a composer reached its peak
Väinö_Raitio
Finnish poet
pseudonym Eila Kivikk’aho, was a Finnish poet. Kivikk’aho was born in Sortavala soon after the World War I. One of her most famous poems is "Nocturno"
Eila_Kivikk'aho
identical. Note: the territory of the town of republic significance of Sortavala is incorporated as Sortavalsky Municipal District. Note: the territories
List_of_districts_in_Russia
Finnish architect
Kotka, 1934 Nakkila Church, 1937 Rajamäki Church, 1938 Hotel Seurahuone, Sortavala, Russia, 1938 Livonian Culture Centre, Mazirbe, Latvia, 1939 Sokos Department
Erkki_Huttunen
Finnish writer and journalist
Porilainen. Untola's profession was teaching. He graduated in 1891 from Sortavala. Untola's most famous books were Harhama (1909) which he wrote under the
Algot_Untola
Rural localities in Segezhsky District: Kochkoma Rural localities in Sortavala urban okrug: Ruskeala Rural localities in Suoyarvsky District: Naistenjärvi
List of rural localities in the Republic of Karelia
List_of_rural_localities_in_the_Republic_of_Karelia
Samara Selyutora → Siritoru → Makarov Semyonovka → Arsenyev Serdobol → Sortavala Sereda → Furmanov Sergiyev Posad → Sergiyev (1919) → Zagorsk (1930) →
List of renamed cities and towns in Russia
List_of_renamed_cities_and_towns_in_Russia
heritage at Karelian Isthmus consisted of: secular buildings of Vyborg and Sortavala, one of which was built by famous Finnish architects Herman Gesellius
Art Nouveau architecture in Russia
Art_Nouveau_architecture_in_Russia
Finnish Christian sect
sermons. Alma Kartano, the founder of the movement, had studied in the Sortavala deaconess academy, but she never graduated as a deaconess. After this
Kartanoism
by the death of his father in 1932. In 1932 he entered the seminary in Sortavala and graduated in 1936. After graduating he carried out his obligatory
Paul_Olmari
1835 Finnish epic poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot
more successful than the northern part, taking Lönnrot to the town of Sortavala on Lake Ladoga then back up through Savo and eventually back to Kajaani
Kalevala
Passenger train
implementing units for multiple routes, including from Saint Petersburg to Gdov, Sortavala, and Primorsk (through station Ushkovo). The Museum of the Moscow Railway
DT1_multiple_unit
Finnish architect
Vyborg, Russia 1913, United Northern Bank Building, Sortavala, Russia 1915, Bank Office, Sortavala, Russia 1921, trade-house and residence of V. Dippel
Uno_Ullberg
Dispute in Finnish politics
Countryside houses. A picture from Sortavala.
Karelian_question
Branch of the Finnish Defence Forces
air stations. Santahamina operated both landplanes and seaplanes, while Sortavala and Koivisto were seaplane bases, and Utti operated landplanes. In addition
Finnish_Air_Force
Town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia
recorded as church community controlled by the Orthodox community of Sortavala.[citation needed] In 1630, Suoyarvi became an independent community. An
Suoyarvi
Soviet ski jumper
Personal information Nationality Soviet Born (1942-10-10)10 October 1942 Sortavala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Died 1993 (aged 50–51) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Pyotr_Kovalenko
Finnish military unit (1941–1943)
Soviet forces encircled in the area of Sortavala and then organize coastal defenses. The Finns took Sortavala by 15 August, capturing some 540 prisoners
VII_Corps_(Continuation_War)
Sibelius's cantata Väinämöinen's Song is premièred at a singing festival in Sortavala (then still part of Finland), with the Robert Kajanus conducting. 21 October
1926_in_Nordic_music
Church in Pornainen, Finland
evankelisluterilaisen kirkon tilasta vuosina 1923–1927 (in Finnish). Sortavala. p. 40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "Pornainen
Pornainen_Church
Town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
the Saint Petersburg – Hiitola railroad connecting Saint Petersburg and Sortavala via Hiitola. There is suburban (about 3 hours), express (about 2 hours)
Priozersk
Kremenchuk Governorate Zolotonosha Sordavala härad Vyborg Governorate Sortavala Sorokskij County Bessarabia Governorate Starodubsky Bryansk Governorate
List of uezds of the Russian Empire
List_of_uezds_of_the_Russian_Empire
also known as the Karelian railroad, led north, going to Joensuu via Sortavala, the Liimatta–Valkjärvi railroad led east and the Uuras railroad led south
Vyborg_railway_station_(1913)
Russian surimi manufacturing leader
the Russo-Finnish War of 1939—1940, the plant was built in the area of Sortavala, which became part of the newly created Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist
Karelian_Industrial_Complex
86 401 86 701 Kostomuksha (Костомукша) city urban okrug 86 406 86 706 Sortavala (Сортавала) city district 86 410 86 610 Khelyulya (Хелюля) Vyartsilya
Administrative divisions of the Republic of Karelia
Administrative_divisions_of_the_Republic_of_Karelia
Finnish journalist and politician (1912–2002)
1912 – 9 July 2002) was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Sortavala. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1975, representing
Kalervo_Haapasalo
Archipelago in Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation
December. In the middle of February the ice road to the nearest city of Sortavala (42 km, 26 mi) is traversable. The average temperature of February is
Valaam
Swedish field marshal (1596–1641)
marriage, Gustaf Adam (1624–1681) received the dignity of Count Banér af Sortavala. Chisholm 1911. Steve Murdoch, Kathrin Zickermann and Adam Marks, ‘The
Johan_Banér
Finnish lawyer and diplomat
received the title of Master in Law in 1907. Pajula served as Mayor of Sortavala in 1907–1917. He has been employed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Paavo_Pajula
WW2 Soviet Red Army formation
541 Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the Reserve of Highest Command 26th Sortavala Fortified Region 1st, 73rd, 80th and 3rd Border Guard Detachments 55th
Northern_Front_(Soviet_Union)
Finnish artist (1908–1982)
Finnish artist. Tapio (Tapsa) Tapiovaara was born on 7 November 1908 in Sortavala in the Grand Duchy of Finland. He studied at the Art Industrial Central
Tapio_Tapiovaara
Finnish Russian Imperial Guard officer
Succeeded by Office established Personal details Born 8 September 1889 Sortavala, Grand Duchy of Finland Died 10 June 1927(1927-06-10) (aged 37) Moscow
Georg_Elfvengren
Island in Lake Ladoga, Russia
Republic of Karelia, Russia. The island is located east of the town of Sortavala and is connected to the mainland by a bridge. Riekkalansaari is 12 kilometers
Riekkalansaari
Ancient Tribes in Finland
Typical brooch of Finns proper found at Sortavala. It is dated to the 12th–14th centuries.
Finnish_tribes
KGB officer
such example was Veikko Pöllänen, allegedly born January 12, 1943, in Sortavala, who married a second adopter of a fictitious personality named Sirkka-Liisa
Reino_Gikman
through Hiitola, Elisenvaara, Jaakkima, and Sortavala was complete. The final part of the line was from Sortavala though Matkaselkä, Värtsilä, Onkamo and
History of rail transport in Finland
History_of_rail_transport_in_Finland
Finnish general
in southern Ladoga Karelia, before it reached the regional capital of Sortavala. On 12 and 17 December, Hannuksela led active counterattacks against the
Hannu_Hannuksela
Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
and Kärväskylä. These included evacuees from the agricultural area of Sortavala (now in Russia) and soldiers from Ostrobothnia. As a consequence of post-war
Pihtipudas
committee announced the winning designs by Senior Deacon Leo Kasanko of Sortavala. The winning design included 12 drawings – six in color and another six
Order_of_the_Holy_Lamb
Collection of Finnish folk poetry
foreword, Lönnrot makes note of Lieksa, Ilomantsi, Kitee, Tohmajärvi, Sortavala, Jaakkima and Kurkijoki as places where he traveled. The poems of the
Kanteletar
today Estonia) to Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie and his brothers county of Sortavala to Johan Adam Banér county of Pori to Gustaf Horn county of Korsholm and
Counties and baronies in Finland
Counties_and_baronies_in_Finland
SORTAVALA
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Boy/Male
English
From the Settlement on the Bluff
Girl/Female
Tamil
kinkini | கீநà¯à®•ீநீ
Ghunguroo
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
God's Blessing
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Nobleman's Home
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Loves Nature
Male
Arthurian
, (lame), a defiant king.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Winner
Boy/Male
Welsh
strength from God'.
Boy/Male
English
From the white cliff.
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