Olonets

Summary

Olonets (Russian: Оло́нец; Karelian: Anus, Livvi: Anuksenlinnu; Finnish: Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to the east of Lake Ladoga.

Olonets
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Location of Olonets
Olonets is located in Karelia
Olonets
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Olonets (Karelia)
Coordinates: 60°59′N 32°55′E / 60.983°N 32.917°E / 60.983; 32.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia[1]
Administrative districtOlonetsky District[1]
First mentioned1137
Town status since1649
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 • Total9,056
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
8,091 (−10.7%)
 • Capital ofOlonetsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtOlonetsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementOlonetskoye Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofOlonetsky Municipal District,[5] Olonetskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
186000Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID86630101001

Geography edit

Olonets is located at the confluence of the Olonka and Megrega rivers, on the Olonets Plain, 140 km southwest of Petrozavodsk, 269 km northeast of St. Petersburg along the   R 21 highway («Kola» highway).

History edit

Olonets is the oldest documented settlement in Karelia, mentioned by Novgorodian sources as early as 1137.[citation needed] Its history is obscure until 1649, when a fortress was built there to protect the Grand Duchy of Moscow against the Swedes. The same year it was granted town privileges.[citation needed] Until the Great Northern War, Olonets developed as a principal market for Russian trade with Sweden. To the south from the town, there sprawled a belt of fortified abbeys, of which the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery was the most important.

In the 18th century, Olonets' importance shifted from trade to ironworking industries. In 1773, it was made the seat of Olonets Governorate. Eleven years later, however, the seat was moved to Petrozavodsk and Olonets started to decline.

Modern Olonets is classified as a historical town of the Republic of Karelia and is the only town in the republic where Karelians are in majority (over 60% as of 2005).

Administrative and municipal status edit

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Olonets serves as the administrative center of Olonetsky District, under which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Olonets, together with eight rural localities, is incorporated within Olonetsky Municipal District as Olonetskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Education edit

Olonetskaya district station of young naturalists. It was opened on December 17, 1971.[8]

Music, sports and art schools of the city.

Center for Additional Education. It was opened in 1951 as the House of Creativity of children and youth, later - the House of Children's Creativity.[8]

2 secondary schools, six buildings of local preschool institutions.

Olonets branch of Sortavala College (previously the branch was an independent educational institution under the names: PU-2 (in the period from 1962 to 2014), Olonets Technical School - from 2014 to February 2019 before reorganization).

Attractions edit

The city has preserved the layout of the XVIII century.

  • Mass graves of Soviet soldiers at the civil cemetery of Olonets, who died during the Great Patriotic War.[9][10] 449 Soviet soldiers were buried in mass graves.[11]
  • The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and civilians shot by the Belofin invaders during the occupation of Olonets in 1919.[12]
  • Monument to Soviet military pilots — participants of the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation (1944).[13] The monument (the wing of a combat aircraft) was installed in 1974 on Karl Marx Street.[11]
  • Monument to the heroes of the Olonets underground.[14]
  • The monument to the Soviet soldiers-liberators[15] was installed on the street of Svir Divisions in 1969 (76-mm divisional cannon).[11]
  • Merchant Kuttuev's house.[16]
  • Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God (1828).
  • The Church of the Holy Cross of the Church of Ingria (see the Church of Ingria).
  • In the courtyard of one of the houses there are Soviet sculptures of a lion, a woman and a boy.

City holidays and events edit

  • Every year, since 1999, on the initiative of the then mayor of Olonets Vasily Anatolyevich Popov, the «Olonets Games of Ded Moroz» began to be held on the first day of winter.[17]

Demographics edit

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18561,200—    
18971,200+0.0%
19132,000+66.7%
19392,668+33.4%
19595,009+87.7%
19707,756+54.8%
197910,404+34.1%
198911,888+14.3%
199212,100+1.8%
199611,800−2.5%
199811,600−1.7%
200210,240−11.7%
200310,200−0.4%
20059,800−3.9%
20069,600−2.0%
20079,500−1.0%
20099,217−3.0%
20109,056−1.7%
20119,100+0.5%
20128,818−3.1%
20138,645−2.0%
20148,402−2.8%
20158,249−1.8%
20168,162−1.1%
20178,130−0.4%
20188,091−0.5%
20198,070−0.3%
20208,026−0.5%
20217,663−4.5%
20237,631−0.4%
Source: Census data

Population: 7,663 (2021 Census);[18] 9,056 (2010 Census);[2] 10,240 (2002 Census);[19] 11,888 (1989 Census).[20]

Ethnicity edit

Olonets is the only city on the territory of Karelia where Karelians make up the majority of the population, in addition, the Olonets district is a place of compact residence of Karelian Livviks and the most populated Karelian district of the Republic of Karelia.

Besides Karelians, Olonets is home to such traditional Karelian peoples as Finns, Russians, as well as Belarusians, Ukrainians, Poles and Lithuanians. And if Russians have lived on this land since ancient times, then the rest of the above-mentioned peoples moved to Karelia and in particular to the Olonets district relatively recently. In relation to the Belarusian and Ukrainian population, this is primarily due to the post-war resettlement from the destroyed villages of Belarus and Ukraine, Karelia was a place of exile for Poles and Lithuanians. As for the Finns, a large number of them moved to Karelia in the 50s of the XX century, since at that time Finnish was the second official language on the territory of the republic.

There is a small community of Chechens in Olonets and Olonets district, which is not typical for this region and the republic as a whole. According to the 2002 census, 53 representatives of this nationality live here. In this regard, a number of ethnic conflicts have arisen in the area.[21][22]

Ethnicity Population Percentage
Karelians 5827 58%
Russians 3720 37%
Belarusians 211 2%
Ukrainians 157 1,5%
Finns 126 1,3%

Telecommunications edit

Cellular communication edit

Cellular communication services according to the LTE standard are provided by the operators «MTS», «Megafon», «Tele2», «Beeline», «Rostelecom», and «Yota».

Wired telephone connection edit

The wired telephone connection in the city is provided by «Rostelecom» PJSC and «Svirtelekom» LLC.

Internet connection edit

High-speed wired Internet connection is provided by the operators «Svirtelekom», «Rostelecom».

Television edit

Digital terrestrial (DVB-T2 standard), satellite, cable TV broadcasting is available in the city.

Notable people edit

International relations edit

Twin towns and sister cities edit

Olonets is twinned with:

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #871-RZK
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #813-RZK
  5. ^ Law #825-ZRK
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ a b Календарь знаменательных дат Карелии — декабрь 2021 года
  9. ^ Братская могила советских воинов на ул. Комсомольской
  10. ^ Братская могила советских воинов на гражданском кладбище
  11. ^ a b c Великая Отечественная война в Карелии: памятники и памятные места. — Петрозаводск, 2015. — 334 с.: ил.
  12. ^ Братская могила советских воинов и мирных граждан (1919 год)
  13. ^ Памятник военным лётчикам — участникам Свирско-Петрозаводской операции
  14. ^ Памятник героям олонецкого подполья
  15. ^ Памятник советским воинам-освободителям
  16. ^ "Новая жизнь дома купца Куттуева » Объекты историко-культурного наследия Карелии". monuments.karelia.ru (in Russian).
  17. ^ "Олонецкие Игры Дедов Морозов" (in Russian). Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  18. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  19. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  20. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  21. ^ ВЗГЛЯД / Дмитрий Соколов-Митрич: Манежное правосудие
  22. ^ ИД"Коммерсантъ"
  23. ^ Jack Fairweather (2019). The Volunteer:The true Story of the Resistance Hero Who infiltrated Auschwitz. London: WH Allen.

Sources edit

  • 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 №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.).
  • 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.).