Medvezhyegorsk

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Medvezhyegorsk is a town in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia, known for its location near major waterways and its historical role in regional transport and industry.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Medvezhyegorsk canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
urban locality ⓘ
administrativeCenterOf Medvezhyegorsky District ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
economyIncludes tourism ⓘ
transport services ⓘ
wood-processing industry ⓘ
federalSubject Republic of Karelia ⓘ
formerName Medvezhya Gora ⓘ
hasClimate cold continental climate ⓘ
hasFunction transport hub in northern Karelia ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 15000 (early 21st century) ⓘ
hasRailConnectionTo Murmansk ⓘ
Petrozavodsk ⓘ
hasRoadConnectionAlong Kola Highway ⓘ
knownFor industrial activities ⓘ
proximity to major waterways ⓘ
role in regional transport ⓘ
languageUsed Russian ⓘ
locatedIn Northwestern Federal District ⓘ
Republic of Karelia ⓘ
northwestern Russia ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Russia
locatedNear Karelian forests ⓘ
Onega Lake basin ⓘ
White Sea–Baltic Canal ⓘ
locatedOn shore of Lake Onega ⓘ
partOf Medvezhyegorsky municipal district ⓘ
regionalLanguage Karelian ⓘ
timeZone Moscow Time ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Onega → hasCityOnShore → Medvezhyegorsk ⓘ
White Sea–Baltic Canal → passesNear → Medvezhyegorsk ⓘ
Sandarmokh → locatedNear → Medvezhyegorsk ⓘ