Location: Petrozavodsk
Northwestern District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
City Day: Last Saturday of June
Administrative status (as of April 2013)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Republic of Karelia
Administratively subordinated to: city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk
Capital of: Republic of Karelia
Administrative center of: city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk, Prionezhsky District
Municipal status (as of November 2011)Urban okrug: Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug, Prionezhsky Municipal District
Mayor: Irina Miroshnik
Representative body: City Council
StatisticsArea: 135 km (52 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 261,987 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 71st
Density: 1,941/km (5,030/sq mi)
Time zone: MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded: 1703
City status since: March 21, 1777
Previous names: Petrovskaya Sloboda (until 1777),
Petrozavodsk (until 1941),
Äänislinna (until 1944)
Postal code(s): 185000–185003, 185005, 185007, 185009–185016, 185019, 185023, 185026, 185028, 185030–185035, 185700, 185890, 185899, 185910, 185960–185963, 185965, 185970, 185980–185983, 185985
Dialing code(s): +7 8142
Website: www.petrozavodsk-mo.ru
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The 8 Best Specialty Museums in Petrozavodsk, Northwestern District
November 30, 2021 Sachiko Swiger
Petrozavodsk (Russian: Петрозаводск, IPA: [pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk]; Karelian, Vepsian & Finnish: Petroskoi; Finland Swedish: Petroskoj) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers (17 mi). Population: 261,987 (2010 Census); 266,160 (2002 Census); 269,485 (1989 Census).
Restaurants in Petrozavodsk
1. Sea Museum of The Polar Odysseus Club
Excellent
86%
Good
11%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 93 reviews
2. Children's Museum Centre of Museum Reserve Kizhi
3. National Museum of the Republic of Karelia
4. Museum of Nature of Karelia
5. Karelian State Museum of Local Lore
Lenina sq., 1, Petrozavodsk 185035 Russia +7 814 255-96-20 [email protected] http://nmrk.karelia.ru/
Excellent
66%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
2%
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1%
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 152 reviews
6. Industrial History Gallery
Liteynaya Sq.,1, Petrozavodsk 185003 Russia +7 814 267-22-99 [email protected] http://techmuseum.pro/
Excellent
60%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
7. Historical and Ethnographic Museum Zolotoi Ruchey
8. Karelian Farmstead
Tsentralnaya st., 29 village Uzheselga, Petrozavodsk Russia +7 921 453-71-42 http://www.izbakarel.ru/
Excellent
50%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
13%
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0%
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
