Korela Fortress is the main landmark of Priozersk.

Priozersk (Russian: Приозе́рск, Finnish: Käkisalmi; Swedish: Kexholm) is a town on the Karelian Isthmus, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, centered on an island at the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of River Vuoksi. It is served by a station of the Saint Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railroad with the same name. Population: 20,506 (2002 Census). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Korela Fortress, at the town of Priozersk, was founded by the Karelians who named the place Novogorodian chronicles refer to it as It was first mentioned in a Novgorodian chronicle of 1143 and archeological digs have revealed a layer belonging to the 12th century. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... The Karelian Isthmus is the narrow stretch of land between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. ... Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Map of lake Ladoga Towpath Bridge between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (from a photograph taken ca. ... The River Vuoksi (Finnish) or River Vuoksa (Russian standard transcription) runs in the northernmost part of the Karelian Isthmus, from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland flowing into Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. ... The Saint Petersburg-Hiitola railroad is a 170 km long railway with 1520 mm gauge located in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast (Karelian Isthmus) and Republic of Karelia, which links Finlyandsky Rail Terminal to Hiitola through Devyatkino, Vaskelovo, Sosnovo, Priozersk and Kuznechnoye. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

History

The main landmark of Priozersk, Korela Fortress, has historically been the center for the Karelians of the Karelian Isthmus; and from time to time been the northwestern outpost of the realm of the Russians or the eastern outpost of the realm of the Swedes. Korela Fortress, at the town of Priozersk, was founded by the Karelians who named the place Novogorodian chronicles refer to it as It was first mentioned in a Novgorodian chronicle of 1143 and archeological digs have revealed a layer belonging to the 12th century. ... The Karelians is a name used to denote two related, yet different ethnic groups of Finnic-language speakers. ... A Realm is a primary synonym for a world usually other than our own. ... Norrland Svealand Götaland Historical map: Lands of Sweden Sweden is divided into the tre lands: Götaland, Svealand, Norrland. ...

From the Middle Ages, Priozersk was known as Korela to Russians and Käkisalmi to Karelians and Finns. The Swedes captured Korela twice: in 1580 for seventeen years and in 1611 for one hundred years. In the Swedish Empire, the fortress was called Keksholm/Kexholm and the whole district became known as the Kexholm County. Russia definitively secured the area during the Great Northern War; the town's Swedish name was retained, however, as Keksgolm (Кексгольм). The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Sweden between the years 1611 and 1718 is known as the Swedish Empire. ... Kexholm County, Kexholms län or Käkisalmen lääni, was a county of Sweden from 1634 to 1721 when it was ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad. ... Combatants Sweden Ottoman Empire (1710–1714) Ukrainian Cossacks Russia Denmark-Norway Poland-Lithuania Saxony later also Prussia, Hanover Commanders Charles XII of Sweden Ahmed III Ivan Mazepa Peter the Great Augustus II the Strong Frederick IV of Denmark Strength 77,000 in the beginning of the war. ...

In 1812, when the Grand Duchy of Finland was formed within Russian Empire, Alexander I of Russia incorporated Kexholm with the rest of Old Finland into the autonomous region. After gaining independence, Finland Käkisalmi was one of the cities in Viipuri province. In 30.11.1939 Began The Winter War . Eventually Finland was forced to cede Käkisalmi as whole Finnish Carlia to the Soviet Union in the 13.3.1940 Moscow Peace Treaty. During the Continuation War 1941 - 1944 Finland occupied Käkisalmi and other Soviet ceded territories, the Finnish population returned to rebuild the town, but were again evacuated at the close of the WWII. The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... Old Finland (Vanha Suomi in Finnish) is a name used for the areas that Sweden lost to Russia in the Great Northern War and in the Hats Russian War. ... Not to be confused with the Danish town and county of Viborg in Jutland Viapori, a Finnish transcription of Sveaborg, better known as Suomenlinna castle Vyborg from the tower of the castle Vyborg (transcription of Russian Выборг) is a town with 70,000 inhabitants at... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft[1][2] 1,000,000 men 3,000 tanks 3,800 aircraft[3][4] Casualties 26,662 dead 39,886 wounded 1,000 captured[5] 126,875 dead... Areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940. ... Combatants  Finland Germany  Soviet Union Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Kirill Meretskov Leonid Govorov Strength 530,000 Finns[1] 220,000 Germans 900,000-1,500,000[2] Casualties 58,715 dead or missing 158,000 wounded 1,500 civilian dead[3] 200,000 dead or missing 385,000 wounded... Priozersk (Приозерск) is a town on the Karelian Isthmus, in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, centered on an island at the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of River Vuoksi (Вуокса (Vuoksa) in Russian). ...

In 1948, Käkisalmi was renamed to Priozersk like names all cities and communities annexed From Finland to Leningrad Oblast 1947. The new given names of 1948 had no ties to historic names exept Vyborg . New Priozersk was settled with a totally new population of people ( mainly Russians, Belorussian, Ukranians ) from the Soviet Union, who remain the majority of the local population. The ruined ramparts and towers of the old Korela Fortress are situated on the bank of the Vuoksi, still visible when traveling to the town from Saint Petersburg. The town is an excursion resort popular with St. Petersburgers, many of whom have dachas in the vicinity (see Ozero). Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... A view of Vyborg from the castle tower Vyborg (Russian: ; Finnish: ; Swedish: ; German: ) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, 130 km to the northwest of St. ... Korela Fortress, at the town of Priozersk, was founded by the Karelians who named the place Novogorodian chronicles refer to it as It was first mentioned in a Novgorodian chronicle of 1143 and archeological digs have revealed a layer belonging to the 12th century. ... Dacha of Boris Pasternak in Peredelkino. ... Ozero (in Russian: Озеро, meaning the lake) is a co-operative society instituted on November 10, 1996 by Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Yakunin, Andrei Fursenko, Sergey Fursenko, Yuriy Kovalchuk, Viktor Myachin, Vladimir Smirnov and Nikolay Shamalov. ...

In the fortress Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

Orthodox (Russian) church Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

Lutheran (Finnish) church Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 449 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (450 × 601 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lutheran church in Priozersk. ...

External links

• Photos of the town
• Detailed info about the fortress

Coordinates: 61°2′″N, 30°7′″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...