Sortavala
| Sortavala (English) Сортавала (Russian) Sortavala (Karelian) | |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2008) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Sortavala[1] |
| Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Sortavala[1] |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Sortavalsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Sortavalsky Municipal District,[2] Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 19,235 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[4] |
| First mentioned | 1582 |
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Sortavala (Russian: СоÌртавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga. Population: 19,235 (2010 Census);[3] 21,131 (2002 Census);[5] 22,579 (1989 Census).[6]
History
The district of Sortavala was first recorded in Swedish documents dating to 1468. Russian documents first mention it as Serdovol or Serdobol in 1500. It is disputed which name was the earliest. The settlement of Sortavala was attested in 1582. It was ceded to Sweden after the Ingrian War; the modern town seems to have been founded in 1632.
With the 1721 Treaty of Nystad, the settlement was joined to Russia along with the rest of Old Finland and was given the Russian name Serdobol. It became known for its marble and granite quarries which provided materials necessary for construction of imperial palaces in St. Petersburg and its neighborhood. In 1812, along with the rest of Viipuri Province, it was joined to the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland.
In 1917, the town remained a part of independent Finland. It suffered extensively from mass Soviet bombardment during the Winter War,[7] and through the Moscow Peace Treaty Finland was forced to cede the town to the Soviet Union. All of the population of the town was evacuated for the first time. Like the rest of Finnish Karelia, Sortavala was retaken by Finland during 1941–1944 (the period of the Continuation War) and most evacuees returned to rebuild their homes. However, after the armistice of 1944, the Finns were evacuated again and the town was ceded back empty of population. After the war, the town was resettled by the Slavic population.
Until 1940, the Ladoga shore southwest of Sortavala had been one of the very few relatively densely populated areas north of the Karelian Isthmus populated by Karelians.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two urban-type settlements and forty-seven rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Sortavala—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Sortavala is incorporated as Sortavalsky Municipal District; the town of Sortavala and ten rural localities are incorporated within it as Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement.[2] The remaining urban-type settlements and rural localities are incorporated within the municipal district into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.[8]
Transportation
Sortavala is a railway station on the Khiytola-Matkaselkä railway.
Industry
Urban development enterprise - Karelian Industrial Complex.
Twin towns and sister cities
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 Law #871-ZRK
- 1 2 3 4 Law #825-ZRK
- 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Ð’ÑероÑÑийÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Ð’ÑероÑÑийÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ ПравительÑтво РоÑÑийÑкой Федерации. Федеральный закон â„–107-ФЗ от 3 Ð¸ÑŽÐ½Ñ 2011 г. «Об иÑчиÑлении времени», в ред. Федерального закона â„–248-ФЗ от 21 Ð¸ÑŽÐ»Ñ 2014 г. «О внеÑении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об иÑчиÑлении времени"». Ð’Ñтупил в Ñилу по иÑтечении шеÑтидеÑÑти дней поÑле Ð´Ð½Ñ Ð¾Ñ„Ð¸Ñ†Ð¸Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ð¾Ð¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ (6 авгуÑта 2011 г.). Опубликован: "РоÑÑийÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð³Ð°Ð·ÐµÑ‚Ð°", â„–120, 6 Ð¸ÑŽÐ½Ñ 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "ЧиÑленноÑÑ‚ÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ð Ð¾ÑÑии, Ñубъектов РоÑÑийÑкой Федерации в ÑоÑтаве федеральных округов, районов, городÑких поÑелений, ÑельÑких наÑелённых пунктов – районных центров и ÑельÑких наÑелённых пунктов Ñ Ð½Ð°Ñелением 3 Ñ‚Ñ‹ÑÑчи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Ð’ÑероÑÑийÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1989 г. ЧиÑленноÑÑ‚ÑŒ наличного наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ñоюзных и автономных реÑпублик, автономных облаÑтей и округов, краёв, облаÑтей, районов, городÑких поÑелений и Ñёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Ð’ÑеÑÐ¾ÑŽÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ¿Ð¸ÑÑŒ наÑÐµÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). ИнÑтитут демографии Ðационального иÑÑледовательÑкого универÑитета: Ð’Ñ‹ÑÑˆÐ°Ñ ÑˆÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð° Ñкономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ The Soviet bombing of Sortavala in pictures
- ↑ Law #813-ZRK
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание РеÑпублики КарелиÑ. Закон â„–871-ЗРК от 29 Ð°Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ»Ñ 2005 г. «Об админиÑтративно-территориальном уÑтройÑтве РеÑпублики КарелиÑ», в ред. Закона â„–1895-ЗРK от 2 Ð¸ÑŽÐ½Ñ 2015 г. «О внеÑении Ð¸Ð·Ð¼ÐµÐ½ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Ñтатью 9 Закона РеÑпублики ÐšÐ°Ñ€ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ñ "Об админиÑтративно-территориальном уÑтройÑтве РеÑпублики КарелиÑ"». Ð’Ñтупил в Ñилу Ñо Ð´Ð½Ñ Ð¾Ñ„Ð¸Ñ†Ð¸Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ опубликованиÑ. Опубликован: газета "КарелиÑ", â„–48, 7 Ð¼Ð°Ñ 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #871-ZRK of April 29, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1895-ZRK of June 2, 2015 On Amending Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Karelia "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Karelia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание РеÑпублики КарелиÑ. Закон â„–825-ЗРК от 1 Ð´ÐµÐºÐ°Ð±Ñ€Ñ 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в РеÑпублике КарелиÑ», в ред. Закона â„–1694-ЗРK от 2 Ð°Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ»Ñ 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "ÐюхчинÑкое ÑельÑкое поÑеление" и "СумпоÑадÑкое ÑельÑкое поÑеление" БеломорÑкого муниципального района и внеÑении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты РеÑпублики КарелиÑ». Ð’Ñтупил в Ñилу по иÑтечении деÑÑти дней Ñо Ð´Ð½Ñ Ð¾Ñ„Ð¸Ñ†Ð¸Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ опубликованиÑ. Опубликован: газета "КарелиÑ", â„–141, 16 Ð´ÐµÐºÐ°Ð±Ñ€Ñ 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #825-ZRK of December 1, 2004 On the Municipal Districts in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание РеÑпублики КарелиÑ. Закон â„–813-ЗРК от 1 ноÑÐ±Ñ€Ñ 2004 г. «О городÑких, ÑельÑких поÑелениÑÑ… в РеÑпублике КарелиÑ», в ред. Закона â„–1694-ЗРK от 2 Ð°Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ»Ñ 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "ÐюхчинÑкое ÑельÑкое поÑеление" и "СумпоÑадÑкое ÑельÑкое поÑеление" БеломорÑкого муниципального района и внеÑении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты РеÑпублики КарелиÑ». Ð’Ñтупил в Ñилу по иÑтечении деÑÑти дней Ñо Ð´Ð½Ñ Ð¾Ñ„Ð¸Ñ†Ð¸Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ опубликованиÑ. Опубликован: газета "КарелиÑ", â„–124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноÑÐ±Ñ€Ñ â€” 9 Ð´ÐµÐºÐ°Ð±Ñ€Ñ 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia. Law #813-ZRK of November 1, 2004 On the Urban, Rural Settlements in the Republic of Karelia, as amended by the Law #1694-ZRK of April 2, 2013 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations of "Nyukhchinskoye Rural Settlement" and "Sumposadskoye Rural Settlement" of Belomorsky Municipal District of the Republic of Karelia and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Karelia. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
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