Sortavala (Karelia, Russia)
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Sources of Information
- Vlasov, P. N. Sortavala, 1985.
- NIS gaz., U.S.S.R., 1959(Sortavala, Karelʹskai︠a︡ A.S.S.R.; 61 2 N, 30 41 E)
- RSFSR, adm.-terr. delenie, 1981:p. 40 (Sortavala; formerly Serdobolʹ [no publs. in LC data base], renamed 1940)
- LC manual cat(hdg.: Sortavala, Russia)
- Prirodnye parki v territorialʹnoĭ organizat︠s︡ii I︠U︡zhnoĭ Karelii, 1995:t.p. (Sortavalʹskiĭ gorodskoĭ sovet Respubliki Karelii︠a︡)
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Wikipedia description:
Sortavala (Russian: Сортавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala), previously known as Serdobol (Сердоболь) until 1918, is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 246 kilometres (153 mi) west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The closest city on the Finnish side of the border is Joensuu, which is located 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215.
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