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Pyayvyalya Destination Guide

Discover Pyayvyalya in Russia

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

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Local time in Pyayvyalya is now 12:10 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yaakkima, Vyartsilya, Leningrad, Ruskeala, and Pyalkyarvi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yaakkima . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pyayvyalya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Karelia. Ruskeala flooded marble mines

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Ruskeala flooded marble mines in Karelia ..

Rumakoski waterfall in Karelia

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Rumakoski waterfall in Karelia ..


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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.

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Located at 61.93 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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.

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Located at 62.18 30.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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 .

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Located at 62.20 30.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Finland, Populated places disestablished in 2005

Lake Tohmajärvi

Lake Tohmajärvi is a lake in the very east of Finland, just outside the town of Tohmajärvi next to the border with Russia.

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Located at 62.18 30.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Lakes of Finland