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Segezha (Russian: Сеге́жа; Karelian: Segeža; Finnish: Sekehe) is a town and the administrative center of Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 267 kilometers (166 mi) north of Petrozavodsk on the Segezha River and on the western shore of Lake Vygozero. Population: 29,631 (2010 Census);[2] 34,214 (2002 Census);[8] 38,207 (1989 Census).[9]

Segezha Сегежа
Town[1]
Segezha railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Segezha
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Coordinates: 63°44′N 34°19′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
Administrative district	Segezhsky District[1]
Founded	1915
Town status since	1943
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	29,631
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	26,666 (−10%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Segezhsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Segezhsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Segezhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Segezhsky Municipal District[5], Segezhskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	186420
OKTMO ID	86645101001
Website	www.segezha.info

History

It was founded as a railway station on Murmansk Railway in 1915.^{[citation needed]} A small settlement grew around the station; it was granted town status in 1943.^{[citation needed]} The area around Segezha held many of the early camps within the Soviet gulag system and was known as Segezhlag.[10]

Segezha still where Penal Colony 7 is located (63°46′27″N 34°17′39″E). In June 2011, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was moved here to serve his sentence.[11] Russian activist Ildar Dadin writes that he was tortured in this prison in September 2016.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Segezha serves as the administrative center of Segezhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Segezha is incorporated within Segezhsky Municipal District as Segezhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Segezha is the location of the Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill, one of the largest pulp and paper companies in Russia.

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №871-ЗРК от 29 апреля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия», в ред. Закона №1895-ЗРK от 2 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения статью 9 Закона Республики Карелия "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Карелия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №48, 7 мая 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 Республики Карелия. Закон №813-ЗРК от 1 ноября 2004 г. «О городских, сельских поселениях в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №124, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 4 ноября — 9 декабря 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.).
• Законодательное Собрание Республики Карелия. Закон №825-ЗРК от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах в Республике Карелия», в ред. Закона №1694-ЗРK от 2 апреля 2013 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований "Нюхчинское сельское поселение" и "Сумпосадское сельское поселение" Беломорского муниципального района и внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Карелия». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: газета "Карелия", №141, 16 декабря 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.).

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[ru] Сегежа

Сеге́жа (карел. Segeža, вепс. Segež) — город в Республике Карелия Российской Федерации. Административный центр Сегежского района, образует Сегежское городское поселение.

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