Sortavala

Also known as Sordavala

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.

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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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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Sortavala
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Сортавала
Russian inhabited locality.other_name: Sortavala
Russian inhabited locality.other_lang: Karelian
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: DJI Sortavala 3.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: An aerial view of the town center of Sortavala in 2020.
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Sortavala Coat of Arms.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Sortavala_flag.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Republic of Karelia
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: town of republic significance of Sortavala
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: town of republic significance of Sortavala
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Sortavalsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Sortavalsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 19235

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sortavala
Country: Russian Empire
Located in: Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Population: 14787
Area: 15
Elevation: 5
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Lake Ladoga
Official website: xn--80aaagdg6ctabtdlq.xn--p1ai
Image: Центр города Сортавала (Center of Sortavala).jpg
Dialing code: 81430

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twinned administrative body: Sölvesborg Municipality
Commons category: Sortavala
postal code: 186790
category for people born here: Category:Births in Sortavala
category of associated people: Category:People from Sortavala
topic's main category: Category:Sortavala
time of earliest written record: 1468-00-00
P8168: 1954 Kukarkin

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Article · Italiano

Sortavala (in russo: Сортавала?, in finnico Sortavala), in careliano Sordavala), fino al 1928 Serdobol' (in russo: Сердоболь?) è una città della Russia, capoluogo del Sortaval'skij rajon nella Repubblica di Carelia.

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