You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Russia
  4. »
  5. Kareliya
  6. » Pyalkyarvi
Russia Flag Icon

Pyalkyarvi Destination Guide

Touring Pyalkyarvi in Russia

Pyalkyarvi in the region of Kareliya is a city located in Russia - some 500 mi or ( 805 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Pyalkyarvi

Time in Pyalkyarvi is now 02:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vyartsilya, Leningrad, Ruskeala, Pyayvyalya, and Pirttipokh'ya. Being here already, consider visiting Vyartsilya . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Pyalkyarvi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Karelia. Ruskeala flooded marble mines

4:09 min by Synoptic68
Views: 2482 Rating: 4.00

Ruskeala flooded marble mines in Karelia ..

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Ruskeala

Ruskeala is a rural locality (a settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Before the Winter War and Continuation War it was the center of Ruskeala municipality of the Viipuri Province of Finland. Ruskeala became the main village of its own parish, independent of Kitee, in 1721. Not far from the settlement, the Ruskeala marble quarries are located. The deposit was discovered in 1765 and has been in operation since 1769.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.93 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Marble, Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia, Surface mines in Russia

Vyartsilya

Vyartsilya is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located near the border with Finland, 256 kilometers west of Petrozavodsk. Population: 3,080; 3,230; 2,915.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 62.18 30.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Karelia

Värtsilä, Finland

Värtsilä is a former municipality of Finland. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005. Värtsilä was located in the province of Eastern Finland and was part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 647 (2003) and covered an area of 143.81 square kilometres of which 7.88 km was water. The population density was 4.8 /km .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 62.20 30.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 2005