Priozersk

Priozersk (?????????) is a town on the Karelian Isthmus, in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, centered on an island at the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of River Vuoksi (?????? (Vuoksa) in Russian). The site has historically been the center for the Karelians of the Karelian Isthmus; and from time to time been the northwestern outpost of the realm of the Russians or the eastern outpost of the realm of the Swedes.

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The ruined ramparts and towers of the old Korela Fortress are situated on the bank of the Vuoksi, still visible when traveling to the town from Saint Petersburg, and a popular excursion resort.

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Priozersk was known as Korela and K?kisalmi in Karelian/Finnish, Keksholm/Kexholm in Swedish, and ????????? (Keksgolm) in Russian. The Swedes captured Korela twice: in 1580 for 17 years and in 1611 for 100 years (the Kexholm County). It belonged to Russia in 1721–1812, and was as part of Old Finland incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812. Finland lost K?kisalmi to the Soviet Union in the Moscow Peace Treaty after the Winter War. During the Continuation War Finland occupied K?kisalmi and other ceded territories, the population returned to rebuild the town, but were again evacuated in the summer of 1944.

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In 1948, K?kisalmi was renamed to Priozersk and settled with Russians from the Soviet Union, who became and remain the majority of the local population.

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Karelian Isthmus: :See Karelia (disambiguation) for other meanings of the name Karelia....

Leningrad Oblast: Leningrad Oblast (Russian: ?????????????? ????????; tr.: Leningradskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in the Northwestern Federal District and named after the revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. It contains Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad) but is administrativel...