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Sortavala (Russian: Сортавала; Finnish and Karelian: Sortavala; Swedish: Sordavala); till 1918 Serdobol (Russian: Сердоболь) 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.[7]

Sortavala Сортавала
Town[1]
An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sortavala
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Coordinates: 61°42′20″N 30°41′45″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia[1]
First mentioned	1468
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	19,235
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	18,801 (−2.3%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Sortavala[1]
• Capital of	town of republic significance of Sortavala[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Sortavalsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Sortavalsky Municipal District[4], Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	186790
OKTMO ID	86610101001
Website	городсортавала.рф

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 was ceded to Sweden after the Ingrian War.

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,[8] 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 Russian and Karelian 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.

Geography

Features

• Paasonvuori, 79.2 m. hill near Sortavala

Climate

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.[4] The remaining urban-type settlements and rural localities are incorporated within the municipal district into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.[9]

Transportation

Sortavala is a railway station on the Khiytola-Matkaselkä railway.

Industry

Urban development enterprise - Karelian Industrial Complex.

Notable people

• Alexander Semyonovich Belyakov (born 1945), Russian politician
• Aarne Juutilainen (1904–1976), Finnish army captain, also known as nickname "The Terror of Morocco"
• Martti Kosma (1927–1999), former manager of the Finland national football team

Twin towns and sister cities

• Joensuu, Finland
• Kitee, Finland
• Bogen, Germany
• Serdobsk, Russia

See also

• Vyborg

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 №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.).
• 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.).

На других языках

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[de] Sortawala

Sortawala (bis 1918 Serdobol; russisch Сортавала, Сердоболь, finnisch Sortavala, schwedisch Sordavala) ist eine Stadt in der Republik Karelien in Russland. Sie liegt am Nordufer des Ladogasees und hat 19.235 Einwohner (Stand 14. Oktober 2010).[1]

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- [en] Sortavala

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[ru] Сортавала

Со́ртавала[2][3][4][5], или Сортава́ла[6] (фин. и карел. Sortavala, швед. Sordavala; до 1918 года — Сердобо́ль[7][8][9]) — город республиканского значения в Республике Карелия Российской Федерации, расположенный в Северном Приладожье. Административный центр Сортавальского муниципального района, образует Сортавальское городское поселение. Входит в перечень исторических городов России.

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