Town in Republic of Karelia, Russia
| Lahdenpohja Лахденпохья | |
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| Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Finnish | Lahdenpohja |
 An abandoned Lutheran church in Lakhdenpokhya | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Lahdenpohja | |
  LahdenpohjaLocation of LahdenpohjaShow map of Russia LahdenpohjaLahdenpohja (Karelia)Show map of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 61°31′20″N 30°11′33″E / 61.52222°N 30.19250°E / 61.52222; 30.19250 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Lakhdenpokhsky District |
| Founded | 1600 |
| Town status since | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Lyudmila Glytenko |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,813 |
| Administrative status | |
| • Capital of | Lakhdenpokhsky District |
| Municipal status | |
| • Municipal district | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District, Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 186730 |
| OKTMO ID | 86618101001 |
| Website | lahdenpohya-adm |
Lahdenpohja (Russian: Лахденпо́хья; Finnish and Swedish: Lahdenpohja; Karelian: Lahdenpohju) is a town and the administrative center of Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 330 kilometers (210 mi) west of Petrozavodsk on the Aurajoki River. Population: 7,813 (2010 Census); 8,751 (2002 Census); 10,429 (1989 Soviet census).
History
Historical affiliations
Russia 1600–1617
Sweden 1617–1721
Russia (empire) 1721–1812
Finland 1812-1917,
autonomous part of
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-Russia (Soviet republic)
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Finland 1917–1940
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Soviet Union 1940–1991
- conquered by Finland
in the Continuation War (1941–1944)
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Lahdenpohja literally means "bay's bottom". It has been a marketplace since the 17th century, located on an old trade route going as far as Oulu. It was mentioned in 1638 as Lahen Pohia, reflecting the local pronunciation of lahden (genitive case form of lahti, bay) as lahen. It was a part of the Jaakkima parish until 1924, when Lahdenpohja was separated from it as a kauppala. The locals also called it Lopotti, a Russian loanword (see sloboda) referring to a built-up area smaller than a town. Lahdenpohja was ceded to the Soviet Union after the Winter and Continuation Wars. Lakhdenpokhya is simply an alternate romanization of Лахденпохья, the Russian transcription of the Finnish name.
Town status was granted to it in 1945.
Post-Soviet period
In the early 1990s, two granite blocks of a monument to local Finnish soldiers who died in 1918 were returned to the ruins of the church, and a memorial cross was erected. With Finland's participation, the conservation of the walls of the Lutheran church was carried out.
In 1995, the Orthodox Chapel of St. George the Victorious was erected in the town.
In 2004, the Orthodox Chapel of St. Great Martyr Valentine of Rome was erected in the city.
In 2020, Ramiz Mubarizovich Kazymov, mayor of Lakhdenpokhya and a member of the United Russia party, was deprived of his driver's license for drunk driving.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhya serves as the administrative center of Lakhdenpokhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Lakhdenpokhya, together with the station of Yakkima, is incorporated within Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District as Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement.
Transportation
The town serves as a railway station on the Vyborg–Joensuu railway.
Economy
The city—forming enterprise — Lahdenpokhsky plywood mill «Bumex» - was organized in the 1950s on the basis of the former Finnish plywood factory — the joint-stock division of Laatokan Puu Oy of «Ladoga Timber Ab».
There is a forestry enterprise, a forestry station, and a bakery. In 2003, the «Aalto» distillery was launched.
By Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 2014.07.29 No. 1398-r (as amended on 2015.11.24) «On approval of the list of monotowns», the city is included in the list of monotowns of the Russian Federation that have risks of deterioration of the socio-economic situation.
In 2023, the city took the second place in the ranking of places in Russia for recreation at the bases according to the booking service «TVIL».
References
Notes
- ^ Law #871-RZK
- ^ Official website of Lakhdenpokhskoye Urban Settlement (in Russian)
- ^ 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 (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Law #813-RZK
- Law #825-ZRK
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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 (in Russian).
- 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 (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- "Antreasta Äyräpäähän - Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 25. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Церковь (kirkko) в г. Лахденпохья — Ладога. Приладожье — Ладожская Хроника" [Church (kirkko) in Lakhdenpokhya - Ladoga. Ladoga region - Ladoga Chronicle] (in Russian). Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- "Представитель "Единой России" Казымов выиграл выборы мэра в Лахденпохье" [Representative of United Russia Kazymov won the mayoral elections in Lakhdenpokhya] (in Russian). Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "Бывшего главу Лахденпохьи лишили прав за пьяную езду" [The former head of Lakhdenpokhya was deprived of his license for drunk driving] (in Russian). October 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "BUMEX — О комбинате" (in Russian). Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.
- "Lahdenpohja". Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
- "Ликероводочный завод "Аалто"" (in Russian). Archived from the original on May 10, 2010.
- "Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 29.07.2014 № 1398-р «Об утверждении перечня моногородов»" (PDF) (in Russian). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2016.
- "Город в РК стал вторым по популярности для отдыха в РФ". karel.aif.ru (in Russian). Arguments and Facts. December 1, 2023.
Sources
- 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.).
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| Capital: Petrozavodsk • Rural localities | ||
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