Sortavala
Sign in to saveSortavala (; Finnish and ; ), in Russian sometimes known as Serdobol (), is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 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 from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215.
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Sortavala is a town in Russia's Republic of Karelia situated on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border. With a 2021 population of about 19,000 people, it serves as a significant settlement in this border region between Russia and Finland.
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- An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020.
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Sortavala (; Finnish and ; ), in Russian sometimes known as Serdobol (), is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 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 from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215.
==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.