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Petrozavodsk is a city in northwestern Russia, the capital of the Republic of Karelia. It is the administrative center of Prionezhsky district and forms Petrozavodsk urban district. April 6, 2015 awarded the honorary title of the Russian Federation "City of Military Glory."
Orientation
The main reference point is the
Petrozavodsk railway station, located in the city center on Gagarin
Square. Within walking distance from the railway station are the main
sights of Petrozavodsk and the embankment of Lake Onega. From the
station stretches the main street of the city - Lenin Avenue with a
large number of restaurants, cafes and shops.
The main
administrative buildings, buildings of Petrozavodsk University, as well
as various architectural monuments are located on Lenin Avenue. Prospekt
Lenina stretches from the railway station and Gagarin Square (above, in
the west) to the embankment of Lake Onega (below, in the east). The
green embankment of impressive length is notable for the coordinated
composition of monuments, the presence of a restaurant and an amusement
park in Petrovsky Garden.
Karl Marx Avenue is located in the
center of the city, connecting the main historical squares of the city -
Lenin Square and Kirov Square. The squares attract with architectural
ensembles of the 18th-19th centuries and 1950s, monuments, main museums
and theaters of Petrozavodsk.
In Petrozavodsk, in June-July, you can observe a
unique natural phenomenon - white nights, when the whole night consists
of only twilight.
1 City Embankment (Onega Embankment).
Pedestrian street along the shore of the Petrozavodsk Bay of Lake Onega.
Sculptures donated by sister cities are installed along the street.
2 Monument to Peter I , Petrovsky Square. The monument to the first
Russian Emperor Peter I by sculptor Ivan Nikolaevich Schroeder and
architect Ippolit Antonovich Monighetti was opened in 1873.
3
Sovereign's Garden (Former Park of Culture and Leisure, Summer Garden,
Petrovsky Garden). The oldest park in Russia, founded in 1703. In the
park there is a monument-stele to the Petrovsky cannon-casting
factories. In the summer there is an amusement park, there are quite new
ones, as well as a Ferris wheel, and cafes.
4 Quarter of historical
buildings Wikidata element, bounded by the bank of the Neglinka River,
Kuibyshev, Fedosova and Malaya Slobodskaya streets. A quarter with stone
and wooden historical houses practically on the shore of Lake Onega. The
formation of this area began back in the 1970s, and in the course of its
development, several dozen houses doomed to demolition were moved here
from other parts of the city. In the historical development quarter
there are also monuments of cultural heritage: the wooden Holy Spirit
Church of the parish of the Transfiguration Church of the Kizhi Island
and the building of the Diocesan Administration of the Petrozavodsk and
Karelian diocese.
5 Catherine's Church, Volnaya Street, 1. The wooden
church in the style of provincial classicism was built in 1878 at the
expense of local entrepreneurs in memory of the centenary of the
renaming of Petrovskaya Sloboda by Empress Catherine II into the city.
In Soviet times, the temple was closed only during the war years and
successfully existed until the 2000s, when it was restored. A fire in
2012 damaged the building, but services began again in 2013. The church
stands at the Neglinsky cemetery, which arose in 1877 on the site of the
abolished Old Believer cemetery. To the west of the fence of the
Neglinsky cemetery there is a Jewish cemetery, which has existed since
the beginning of the 19th century.
6 Lenin Square (former Round
Square). Despite its more than trivial name, the square is a pretty
architectural ensemble of the 18th century in the style of Russian
provincial classicism and is a monument of history and architecture of
federal significance. The memorial complex "Common Grave and the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier with the Eternal Flame" is located in the southeast
of the square. In the center of the square there is a monument to V. I.
Lenin. The building of the former governor's house built in the late
18th century houses the National Museum. The square adjoins the
Governor's Park and Yamka Park.
7 Kirov Square. There is a square and
several buildings of architectural monuments of the 18th-19th centuries
on the square. It is also the venue for major city events and
celebrations. At the beginning of the 20th century, all four main
churches of the city were concentrated here, there was a monument to
Emperor Alexander II, all of which were lost by 1936. Following this, a
monument to the Bolshevik Sergei Mironovich Kirov and the building of
the Musical Theater, the reconstructed building of the National Theater
of the Republic of Karelia (formerly the Finnish Theater) were built and
still stand on the square. In the building of the former Olonets
provincial male gymnasium, the Museum of Fine Arts is located on the
square.
In the park there is a cannon monument in honor of the
Alexander Cannon Foundry. In September 2020, the stele "City of Military
Glory" was installed in the square.
In addition, the urban
development between the Kirov and Lenin squares is included in the list
of architectural monuments as an example of the ensemble building of the
1950s. Here (along Karl Marx Avenue) there is the Puppet Theatre, three
city parks and a boulevard, making this part of the city one of the most
pleasant for walking in the city. There is a monument to K. Marx and F.
Engels on the avenue.
8 Governor's Park. Adjacent to Lenin
Square. It was formed in 1917 after the merger of two private gardens:
the garden of the mountain chief (end of the 18th century) and the
Governor's garden (1840s). In the center of the park, a monument was
erected to the poet and the first civil governor of Olonets Gavriil
Romanovich Derzhavin. The park is adjacent to the military memorial
complex of the Karelian Front "Alley of Memory and Glory".
9 Holy
Cross Cathedral, st. Volkhovskaya, 1 (inside the fence of the Zaretsk
cemetery). ☎ 8 (8142) 57-64-59. Cemetery stone four-pillar cathedral
with five domes, built in 1848-1852 at the expense of the townspeople.
10 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The construction of the cathedral was
carried out according to the project of architect Alexander Ivanovich
Postnikov under the guidance of engineer Pietro Carlo Maderni in
1826-1832. The icons were painted by the artist A.S. Chizhov. It was
built on donations from the artisans of the Aleksandrovsky factory.
11 Stone forest with a quarry-lake. A small park on the southern
outskirts of the city. There used to be a stone quarry here, but now it
is filled with water.
The area is located far from the city center, on the
Solomenny Strait (the junction of the Petrozavodsk Bay of Lake Onega and
Logmozero Lake). You can get on buses number 8, 14 and 27.
12
Church of the Presentation of the Lord, Yalgubskoye highway 1a (next to
the pontoon bridge across the strait). It was originally built in
1775-1781, but then, after a fire in 1913, the temple was forced to
rebuild, the construction was carried out according to the project of
the architect I. Marushev. The outlines of the church can be seen from
the city's embankment.
13 Botanical Garden of PetrSU, st. Botanical
(at the very end). ☎ +7 (8142) 765482. Founded in 1951
14 The tract
"Devil's Chair" (passage through the Botanical Garden of PetrSU). The
rocky tract, a geological monument of nature, is located on the
southeastern slope of Mount Bolshaya Vaara, a former volcano.
There are three main museums in the city - the
National Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Petrozavodsk Museum
"Kizhi", the rest of the museums are either much smaller or work at some
enterprises where you need to arrange an excursion in advance.
1
National Museum of the Republic of Karelia, pl. Lenina, 1 (trolleybus:
1, 2, 6 (stop "Hotel Severnaya" and stop "St. Herzen"); bus: 4, 5, 12,
14, 17, 20 - 22, 26, 29 (stop . "Hotel" Severnaya "and stop. "St.
Herzen")). ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 55-96-55. Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, ticket offices
close half an hour earlier. 300 rub. Very good, with a rich collection
of exhibits and well-decorated local history museum of the city of
Petrozavodsk. It was founded in 1871 by the governor of the Olonets
province G. G. Grigoriev. It is located in the building of the former
governor's house built in the late 18th century, now a federal
architectural monument.
2 Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of
Karelia , Karl Marx Ave., 8. ✉ ☎ +7911-400-38-00. Tue–Wed 10:00–18:00,
Thu 12:00–20:00, Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00. 100 rub. It is located in the
building of the former Olonets provincial male gymnasium built in 1790,
which is a monument of federal significance. The museum's collection is
a collection of works of Russian art from ancient iconography of the
15th century to works by contemporary artists, as well as a number of
works of foreign art.
3 "Kizhi" Museum, st. Fedosova, 19. ✉ ☎ +7
(8142) 79-98-66. 10:00 - 18:00, closes 2 hours later on Wednesday.
Master class 100 rubles, duration 45 min. The “mainland” part of the
Kizhi Museum-Reserve is represented by an exhibition dedicated to the
historical and cultural heritage of the region. In addition, here you
can participate in master classes on creating folk toys, dolls, and
interior items.
4 Fund depository of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve , pl.
Kirova, 10a. ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 79-98-66 (department of exhibitions). Tue,
Wed, Thu 10:00 - 18:00, excursions are conducted only by prior request.
The depository is located in the building of the former vocational
school of the 18th century and has an interesting history associated
with the name of K.I. Dmitriev, a prominent Karelian teacher and
methodologist, a follower of K.L. During the tour, you can see rarely
exhibited items: porcelain, furniture, dishes, household items of the
19th century, Zaonezhskaya wedding dresses and costumes of the 19th -
early 20th centuries, samples of archaeological finds, jewelry.
5 Gallery of industrial history , pl. Liteynaya, 1. ☎ +7 (8142)
67-22-99. Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00. for free. The main exposition is devoted
to the history of the Petrovsky and Aleksandrovsky factories, as well as
the industry of Karelia in the Soviet period. In the hall of interactive
exhibits, you can explore the application of the laws of physics and
mechanics in industry and everyday life. Registration for a tour by
phone. or in the VK group.
6 Museum of the Maritime Historical and
Cultural Center "Polar Odyssey" , st. Rigachina, 37 b. ☎ +7 (8142)
73-32-77. Entrance ticket 150 rubles. Tour for groups up to 5 people -
300 rubles per group, tour duration 1-1.5 hours, starts at 10:00, 11:30,
14:00, 16:00, or at any other time for an additional fee. A small museum
with a single room, decorated in the form of a ship's cabin, the main
exhibits of the museum are historical wooden sailing ships. The tour
also includes visits to active sailing ships and veteran ships that have
been on long-distance expeditions. All exhibits can be touched, which is
usually liked by children.
7 Private art gallery "Doll's House",
emb. La Rochelle, 13. ☎ +7 (8142) 77 34 56. Mon-Sat 12:00 - 17:00. 60
rubles, children - 40 rubles. Excursion 100 rubles per group. The museum
consists of 3 exhibition halls and workshops where you can look at the
author's collection of dolls. Lovely fairytale interior. The museum is
interesting, most likely, it will be for children.
8 Museum of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs, 18 K. Marx Ave. ☎ +7 (8142) 76-20-58. By
collective requests every Tuesday and Thursday. The exposition “History
of Law Enforcement in Karelia. 1600-2000 years”, which reflects the
history of law enforcement agencies of the republic from the Time of
Troubles in the 17th century to the present day.
9 Museum of
Precambrian Geology, st. Pushkinskaya, 11 (in the building of the
Institute of Geology of the KarRC RAS). ☎ +7 (8142) 78-34-71; 78-27-53.
Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00. It occupies two halls - on the first and fifth
floors of the Institute building. The exhibition is mainly devoted to
geology, the world of stones and minerals, the history of the use of
natural Karelian stone in architecture.
10 Museum of Communications
History, st. Dzerzhinsky, 5 (in the building of the Karelian branch of
OJSC Rostelecom). ☎ +7 (8142) 79-42-83 – press service of the company.
Excursions are conducted by collective requests on weekdays. The
exposition is collected mainly from private collections, these are radio
receivers, tape recorders and record playback devices. The oldest
exhibit is the 1924 release receiver.
11 Museum of the History of the
Petrozavodsk Pedagogical College, per. Student, 14. ☎ +7 (8142)
77-03-72,. Museum and educational classes for students and
schoolchildren are held by agreement. They tell about the history of the
Pedagogical College, veterans of pedagogical work, the portfolio of a
schoolboy of the last century and about gifts to the college museum.
12 Museum of the History of Karelian Sports, 3, Kurgansky proezd.
Honored Coaches of Russia”, “Honored Workers of Physical Culture of
Russia”, “Sports Judges of the International Category”, “Sports Judges
of the All-Union Category”, “Chronology of the Physical Culture and
Sports Movement in Karelia from 1918 to 2016.” and etc.
13 Center of Traditional Crafts (House of Crafts) , st. Kirova, 13. ☎ +7 (814 2) 78-30-62. Tue-Fri 10:00 - 19:00, Sat 12:00 - 19:00. Exposition tour and master class 350-380 rubles. The expositions presented are often updated and are mainly devoted to folk art: folk clothes, dolls, embroidery, woodworking. In addition to viewing the exhibits, you can take part in a dozen different master classes: “Karelian souvenir”, Karelian gates, stained-glass windows, weaving, ceramics, beading.
14 Musical Theater of the Republic of Karelia, pl. Kirova, 1. ☎
+7 (8142) 78-43-64, +7 (8142) 78-44-42, +7 (8142) 78-43-68. Tue-Sun.
Beginning of evening performances on weekdays - at 19:00, on
Saturday and Sunday - at 18:00, daytime - at 11:00. Ticket office:
Tue–Sun 13:00–19:00. The theater was founded in 1955, opened on
November 5, 1955 with the operetta "Free Wind" by I. Dunayevsky.
15 National Theater of Karelia , K. Marx Ave., 19. ✉ ☎ +7 (8142)
78-26-74. In March 1921, the first national troupe began working in
Karelia at the national drama theater. The troupe was organized by
Finns from among the revolutionary emigrants. The Karelian National
Drama Theater was formed in the fall of 1932 by the national troupe
and graduates of the Drama College.
16 Puppet Theater of the
Republic of Karelia , 19 Karl Marx Ave.
17 State
Philharmonic , st. Kirova, 12. ☎ +7 (8142) 76-92-08. The
Philharmonic has two orchestras (symphonic and Russian folk
instruments) and a quartet of Russian folk instruments "Exprompt".
18 Drama Theater "Creative Workshop" , st. Kirova, 12 (In the
building of the State Philharmonic). ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 78-05-43, +7
(8142) 76-71-27. On November 16, 1988, on the stage of the National
Theatre, the premiere of the performance "The Scaffold" based on the
novel by Ch. Aitmatov took place, directed and staged by Ivan
Petrov. This day is considered the official birthday of the new
drama theater of Karelia - the "Creative Workshop".
19 Non-state
author's theater of the Republic of Karelia "Ad Liberum" ,
Oktyabrsky avenue, 11. ✉ ☎ +7 (953) 530-98-72. Evening performances
start at 19:00 Daytime performances start at 11:00 and 14:00. Formed
by the troupe of the Russian Drama Theater in May 2010. Performances
are held in the building of the Music School No. 1 named after
Gelmer Sinisalo.
20 Basement, amateur chamber theatre, 29 Lenin
Ave. (Faculty of Foreign Languages). ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 78-30-18. Types
of creativity. Genres: performances, poetic performances in foreign
languages.
Cinemas
21 Premier Cinema, 38-v Pravdy Street
(in the Premier Culture Center). ☎ Autoinformer +7 (8142) 59-90-30;
cash desk +7 (8142) 56-28-58. There are two cinema halls.
✦
Cinemas "Mirage Cinema". ☎ 8 (800) 505-17-85. Multiplex cinemas
operating in large shopping centers of the city.
22 Lesnoy
Ave., 47 A (in the Lotos Plaza shopping mall).
23 Lenin Ave.,
14 (in the mall "Maxi").
Stadiums and sports centers
1 Spartak Stadium, Gertsen Street, 1.
Multifunctional stadium with a capacity of 14,500 people. Under the
stands of the stadium there are locker rooms, a health center, a gym, a
sauna.
2 "Yunost" Stadium, Karl Marx Ave., 4a. ✉ ☎ 8(8142) 785579.
Multifunctional stadium with a capacity of 3500 people. The stadium has:
a street basketball court, beach volleyball courts, a gym, a children's
sports town, and a skate park.
3 Sports complex "Lumi" E,
Neglinskaya embankment, 52. ✉ ☎ 8(8142) 77-99-28. 06.00-24.00. Municipal
indoor skating rink (ice arena with a total area of 1830 square meters -
61 meters long and 30 meters wide).
4 "Aquatika" water sports center,
Pushkinskaya st., 7. ☎ 8(8142) 77-99-28, 76-50-05. 08:00-22:00. Swimming
pool, gym, bar, hotel.
5 House of boxing them. Leonid Levin, st.
Shotman, 38 A. ✉ ☎ 8 (8142) 74-06-61. The Boxing House regularly hosts
city, republican and regional competitions in boxing, Thai boxing, mixed
martial arts.
6 Ski center "Kurgan" them. Fyodor Terentyeva,
Kurgansky proezd, 1. In winter - skiing, in summer - rollerblading /
rollerblading. There is a rental point for skis, roller skates,
bicycles.
7 "Fitness Park", Onega embankment. 24/7. for free. A
massive platform for a variety of outdoor exercise equipment, along the
walking path. Workout with a view of Lake Onega
The settlement arose during the laying of a state-owned weapons factory, originally called Shuisky (the name is associated with the Shuisky churchyard, on the territory of which production was organized), which took place on September 1, 1703. Already in 1704, by the time construction was completed, the plant was renamed in honor of Peter I into Petrovsky. The village that grew up at the factory began to be called Petrovsky Sloboda. In 1777, the settlement received the status of a city with the name Petrozavodsk. In 1941, after the city was occupied by Finnish troops, it was renamed Jaanislinna (Fin. Äänislinna) or Onegaborg (Swedish: Onegaborg Fin., Swedish: "castle on Lake Onega"). After the city was liberated by the Red Army, the name of Petrozavodsk was returned to the city.
Archeological discoveries in the urban area indicate the presence
of a settlement as far back as seven thousand years ago, and during
the Middle Ages the site of modern city was marked by several
lakeside villages. Within the city limits, the district of
Solomennoje appears in surviving records dating back to the
sixteenth century, and a map produced by the Flemish cartographer
Abraham Ortelius at the end of that century places a settlement here
called Onegaborg on the site of modern Petrozavodsk.
On
September 11, 1703, Prince Menshikov founded the settlement of
Petrovskaya Sloboda ("Petrine Sloboda"). He did so at the behest of
Tsar Peter the Great, who needed a new iron foundry to manufacture
cannons and anchors for the Baltic Fleet at the time of the Great
Northern War (1700–1721). At first the foundry used the name Shuysky
zavod (literally, "factory at the Shuya River"), but a decade later
it became Petrovsky zavod ("Petrine factory"), after the name of the
reigning monarch. From this form the present name of the city
derives.
By 1717, Petrovskaya Sloboda had grown into the
largest settlement in Karelia, with about 3,500 inhabitants, a
timber fort, a covered market, and miniature palaces of the Tsar and
Menshikov. The town's best-known landmark became the wooden church
of Saints Peter and Paul, rebuilt in 1772 and renovated in 1789. The
church retained its original iconostasis until this relic of Peter's
reign was destroyed by fire on October 30, 1924.
After
Peter's death, Petrovskaya Sloboda became depopulated and the
factory declined. It closed down in 1734, although foreign
industrialists maintained copper factories in the vicinity.
The industry revived in 1773 when Catherine the Great established a
new iron foundry upstream the Lososinka River. Designed to provide
cannons for the ongoing Russo-Turkish Wars, the foundry was named
Alexandrovsky, after Alexander Nevsky, who was considered a patron
saint of the region. The factory was modernized and expanded under
supervision of Charles Gascoigne in 1787–96. Local pundits claim
that the first railway in the world (чугунный колесопровод) was
inaugurated for industrial uses of the Alexandrovsky foundry in
1788.
During Catherine's municipal reform of 1777,
Petrovskaya Sloboda was incorporated as a town, whereupon its name
was changed to Petrozavodsk. A new Neoclassical city center was then
built, focused on the newly planned Round Square. In 1784
Petrozavodsk was large enough to supplant Olonets as the
administrative center of the region. Although Emperor Paul abolished
Olonets Governorate, it was revived as a separate guberniya in 1801,
with Petrozavodsk as its administrative center.
During the
Finnish military administration of East Karelia in the Continuation
War (1941–1944), the city was styled as Äänislinna (or Ääneslinna),
rather than the traditional Petroskoi. The new name was a literal
translation of Onegaborg, the name of a settlement marked on a
16th-century map by Abraham Ortelius near the present-day city,
Ääninen being the Finnish toponym for Lake Onega.
In 1977,
Petrozavodsk was the epicenter of what is called the Petrozavodsk
phenomenon.
By plane
Regular flights to Petrozavodsk are operated by S7
airlines from Moscow (Domodedovo) and Pobeda from Moscow (Vnukovo).
Petrozavodsk International Airport (Besovets Airport), Besovets
village. ✉ ☎ +7 8142 717 593. The airport is located 12 kilometers from
the city. You can get there by taxi (fare is about 320 rubles) or by a
special bus departing from the Petrozavodsk bus station (fare is about
60 rubles). Travel time from the city center by car takes about 40
minutes.
The airport provides a service for renting a Mi-8
helicopter for a sightseeing or business flight, for flights to remote
areas of Karelia and recreation centers.
By train
Petrozavodsk
is on the line leading to Murmansk, so communication with most of the
country is carried out by Murmansk trains. There are also direct trains
from Petrozavodsk to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Railway station
(Petrozavodsk-Passenger), pl. Gagarin, 3. Located at the end of Lenin
Avenue, a kilometer from Lenin Square and 2 km from Onega Embankment.
The station building (1953-55) is one of the best examples of Stalinist
architecture in the city, devoid, however, of any national specificity.
Trolleybuses of routes No. 1 and 2, 5 and 8, buses of routes No. 2, 4,
5, 10, 12, 14, 17, 20 - 23, 26 - 29 drive up to the station. There is a
hotel "Piter Inn Petrozavodsk" on the station square, cafe bakery
"Becker" with good pastries, tables and Wi-Fi, operating around the
clock.
From St. Petersburg trains "Swallow", usually twice a day
- in the morning and in the evening. It takes 5-5.5 hours on the way,
“premium class” trains with four toilets and hot water coolers work on
the line, but a significant part of the seats are placed facing each
other, which creates considerable inconvenience with such a long route.
There is also a night train with sleeping cars all the way to the NE,
the journey takes about 8 hours. All trains to Petrozavodsk depart from
Ladozhsky railway station in St. Petersburg.
From Moscow it is
most convenient to travel by night branded train "Karelia"; Murmansk
travel on a less convenient schedule, but they are cheaper. Travel time
is 13.5 hours. If you need to go during the day, there is an option to
go by the morning Sapsan, and then transfer to Chudovo to the Veliky
Novgorod-Petrozavodsk Swallow docking with it.
In the direction
of Murmansk 3 trains per day. It takes 6.5 hours to Belomorsk, 7.5 hours
to Kem, and 18.5 hours to Murmansk.
By car
From Moscow, take
the M10 E18 highway, in Zuevo turn to Kirishi, before Kirishi turn to
Novaya Ladoga, in Novaya Ladoga exit onto the P21 E105 highway,
Syasstroy - Lodeynoye Pole - Olonets - Petrozavodsk. Distance 1050 km.
From St. Petersburg along the P21 E105 highway, the distance is 433
km.
By bus
There are direct buses from St. Petersburg to
Petrozavodsk. From Bus station No. 2 in St. Petersburg (metro station
Obvodny Kanal) buses run daily, travel time 8 hours 30 minutes, the bus
arrives at the bus station of Petrozavodsk. In addition, from the
Ladozhsky railway station in St. Petersburg (metro station Ladozhskaya),
the bus runs on Fridays, departure around 23:00, travel time 6 hours,
the bus arrives at the railway station of Petrozavodsk.
Bus
station, st. Chapaeva, 3. ✉ ☎ 004, +7 (8142) 76-10-44. Located within
walking distance from the railway station. Buses run from the bus
station to the regional centers of Karelia, to St. Petersburg, Vologda,
Vytegra. There are international bus routes to Finland (Joensuu, Kuopio,
Varkaus, Jyväskylä). The bus station has a toilet, a buffet, a
left-luggage office and an information desk.
On the ship
Water
station , Karl Marx Ave., 1 (stop trolley No. 4, buses No. 19 and No. 25
"Park Kultury". A little further you have to go from the stop "Kirov
Square", where trolleybuses No. 1 and No. 6 also stop, and buses No. 5,
8, 12, 17, 20, 26 and 29). ☎ +7 (8142) 63-40-60. The cash pavilion is
open daily 09:00 - 20:00.
Hydrofoils ("Kometa", "Meteor") depart
from the city's Water Station. There are 3 navigation lines, tickets can
be purchased upon boarding (subject to availability), or at the ticket
office at the Water Station.
Tourist to Kizhi, 2750 rubles in
both directions, 1h 15 min. In addition to cruise boats, the Kizhi
Museum launches additional boats in the summer at a reduced price of
2,000 rubles in both directions (inquiries by phone at the museum).
Local communication line to the village. Shala (pier on Lake Onega near
the city of Pudozh)
Local communication line to the village. Velikaya
Guba with entry to the village. hay lip
Transport of Petrozavodsk.
The main urban mode of transport is
buses of small and medium capacity (route taxis, more than 20 routes)
and a trolleybus (7 routes). Large-capacity buses perform exclusively
suburban passenger transportation. The fare is 30 rubles. in
trolleybuses and 40 rubles. in minibuses.
You can also use a
taxi. The cost in the city is 140-180 rubles, depending on the area.
"Business class" +7 (8142) 59-91-55, there is a preliminary order
for transfers
"Your Taxi" +7 (8142) 59-90-00.
Inexpensive "Mini
Taxi" +7 (8142) 56-06-06.
Large shopping centers
1 Shopping and entertainment center
"MAXI" , Lenina avenue, 14. ✉ ☎ 8 (800) 100-27-27. daily from
10.00-21.00 (shopping center), from 8.00-23.00 (SPAR grocery
supermarket). More than 120 stores of federal and international brands,
restaurants, cafes, 5-screen cinema, children's entertainment center,
covered parking for 440 places, free Wi-Fi. Within walking distance of
the railway station, the embankment of Lake Onega, the main attractions
of Petrozavodsk.
2 "LOTOS PLAZA" shopping and entertainment center,
Lesnoy avenue, 47a. ✉ ☎ +7-8142-222-200. daily from 10.00-22.00. Shops
of federal and international brands, SIGMA grocery supermarket,
restaurants, cafes, cinema, children's entertainment center, indoor ice
arena, ecopark, parking for 1600 places (including 400 underground
parking lots), Wi-Fi.
Souvenirs
3 Art Salon , st. Herzen, 41. ✉ ☎
(8142) 76-11-12. daily from 10.00-19.00 (from May to September). Here
you can buy products from Karelian birch, healing Zazhoginsky shungite,
products of folk craftsmen, stone-cutting products, ornaments from
ornamental stones, collectible author's dolls, Gzhel, Khokhloma,
materials for artists, jewelry made of gold and silver, silverware.
4 Shop "Izba". ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 633‒113. 10:00 - 20:00 (daily, no breaks)
12:00 - 18:00 (Sunday). It is proposed to purchase the works of masters
of Karelia: bas-relief carving, souvenirs from Karelian birch, shungite
products, exclusive clocks on birch burl, author's nesting dolls with
Karelian painting, magnets with views of Petrozavodsk and Karelia.
✦ Network of souvenir and gift shops "Karelian Craft". Karelian Craft
stores sell products created by various masters and designers of
Karelia. Souvenirs are often very non-standard, it can be interesting
even just to go and look at them. sep
5 Karl Marx Ave., 14 (in the
premises of the Vykhod media center). Tue–Sat 12:00–19:00.
6 st.
Kirova, 13 (in the premises of the Center for Crafts). Tue–Sat
11:00–19:00.
7 pl. Lenina, 1 (in the premises of the National
Museum of the Republic of Karelia). Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00.
It is almost impossible to meet the national Karelian cuisine in the
institutions of the city, with the exception of two expensive
establishments that position themselves as restaurants with Karelian
food - the restaurant at the Karelia Hotel and the Karelian Gornitsa
restaurant. In general, regardless of specialization, establishments
focus on the low or below average price segment, where truly delicious
food is a rarity. But there are a lot of decent coffee houses and
bakeries in the city - there will definitely not be any problems with
this.
Cheap
1 Cafe Petrozavodsk, st. Pravda, 6. ☎ +7 (8142)
57-12-60. Mon–Sun 9:00–22:00. The kitchen-cafe has long and deservedly
been respected by Petrozavodsk gourmets. Self-service.
2 Apple
Cafe , Karl Marx Ave., 12. ☎ +7 (902) 770-61-07. Mon–Sun 9:00–22:00.
Lunch 500-600₽. The dishes are simple, without any frills, but edible.
✦ Cafe-bistro "Deja Vu".
3 Lenin Ave., 20. ☎ +7 (8142) 78-20-85.
Mon–Sun 9:00–02:00.
4 st. Friedrich Engels, 10. ☎ +7 (8142)
57-00-77. Mon–Sun 9:00–01:00.
5 Tea house "Anton Palych", st.
Kirova, 13. ☎ +7-8142-26-36-29. A cozy cafe in a wooden building of the
House of Crafts. Tea, coffee, waffles, sandwiches.
6 "My Food", st.
Maksim Gorkogo, 25 (shopping center "Gogolevsky", entrance from
Kommunalnaya street). ☎ +7‒921‒727‒10‒50. Mon-Thu 11:00-02:00, Fri-Sat
11:00-07:00, Sun 14:00-24:00. Street food - pita, shawarma, tapas, hot
dogs. One of the nicest fast food places in town.
7 "Kahvi &
Salaatti" ("Coffee and Salads"), Lenin Ave., 24A. ☎ +7 (8142) 50-33-00.
Mon-Fri 8:00 - 23:00, Sat-Sun 10:00 - 23:00. A charming little cafe with
a "metropolitan" take on the menu (raf and falafel are included) and a
nice Scandinavian-style interior. The price tag is democratic.
8 “Crema Caffe” , Lenin Ave., 17. ☎ +7 (8142) 26‒36‒29. Mon-Fri
08:00–22:00, Sat-Sun 10:00–22:00. Just a nice coffee shop.
Average cost
9 "Bros Burritos" restaurant, st. Friedrich Engels, 10.
☎ +7 (911) 666-42-99. Mon–Sun 11:00–23:30:00. Mexican cuisine.
10 Bavarius Restaurant , Oktyabrsky pr., 13. ☎ +7 (8142) 77-13-23.
Mon–Sun 12:00–02:00. meat restaurant.
11 Parizhanka coffee house ,
22 Karl Marx Ave. ☎ +7 (8142) 59-99-55. Mon–Sun 9:00–22:00. Nice
interior, polite waiters. In addition to cakes and coffee typical of a
coffee shop, there is a large selection of soups, pastas, Asian dishes,
sushi. Business lunch is served quickly, ordered dishes - as lucky.
✦ The network of restaurants "Vkusno - and the point."
12 Lenin
Ave., 14. ☎ +7 (8142) 35-00-70. Mon–Sun 7:00–23:30.
13 Lesnoy Ave.,
47A. ☎ +7 (8142) 79-80-90. Mon–Sun 5:00–4:00 - car, Mon–Sun 07:00–23:30
– room.
14 "Culture" st. Dzerzhinsky, 3. ☎ +7 (8142) 50‒44‒33.
Sun-Thu 12:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-05:00. Hipster place - wine bar, dj
sets are played. There is a facer. Almost a nightclub.
✦ KFC
restaurant chain. There are no 24-hour KFC restaurants in the city.
15 Lenin Ave., 27. ☎ +7 (921) 010-60-43. Mon–Sun 09:00–23:00. There is
a drive (in the operating mode of the hall itself)
16 Lesnoy Ave.,
47A. ☎ +7 (921) 010-60-31. Mon–Sun 10:00–21:45. The drive of this
restaurant is in the building next to Lotus.
17 Universitetskaya st.,
1. ☎ +7 (921) 010-60-12. Mon–Sun 10:00–22:00. Drive when refueling with
a small hall.
Expensive
18 Restaurant Karelskaya Gornitsa,
st. Friedrich Engels, 13. ☎ +7 (8142) 78-53-00. Mon–Sun 11:00–23:00.
Main dishes 400-700 rubles and more. They position themselves as a
restaurant of traditional Karelian cuisine. The choice of dishes is very
limited, there are very few unusual dishes: lohikeitto cream soup, fried
bear meat and venison, the rest are very typical dishes like fried fish
and mushroom stew. Portions are small. Service - as lucky.
19 "Yagel" , pr. Lenina, 28. ☎ ++7 (8142) 782104. Mon-Fri 08:00 -
02:00, Sat-Sun 10:00 - 02:00. Northern restaurant.
Cheap
To stay in Petrozavodsk, you can relatively
inexpensively rent an apartment for rent, but this option requires
preliminary work (search through the Internet or a newspaper for
free ads). On major holidays, all apartments may be occupied.
1 Hostel "For You", st. Kirova, 8-B. ☎ +7(953)548-00-00.
Check-in from 14-00, check-out 12-00. from 400 rubles up to 1800
rub. Nice hostel in the city center.
Average cost
2 Hotel
"Aquatika", Pushkinskaya st., 7. ☎ +7 (8142) 76-50-04. 1800-2200
rub/day It is located in the city center near the Onega embankment.
Some rooms have a view of Lake Onega. English breakfast, daily free
access to the water wellness center or gym, Wi-Fi.
3 Maski
Hotel, Karl Marx Ave., 3A. ☎ +7 (8142) 77-46-19. from 2200 rub/day
It is located in the historical center of the city near Onega
embankment, within walking distance to the River Station. Some rooms
have a view of the Petrovsky Garden. Business center, sauna with
swimming pool, cafe.
4 Lososinskaya Hotel, Lososinskoye Highway,
7 (route taxis No. 7, 15, 17, 19, 20 go to the hotel. Stop
"Republican Hospital"). ✉ ☎ +7 (8142) 77-33-82, +7 (8142) 76-91-27.
1300-3000 rub. It is located 5 minutes walk from the railway
station, almost in the city center. At the same time, the hotel can
accommodate a group of up to 30 people.
5 Onega Castle Hotel ,
44 Fedosova St. ☎ +7 921 801 45 04. 2800-4500 rubles. Hotel on the
banks of the Onega, with a sauna and decoration in the Karelian
style.
Expensive
6 Karelia Hotel & SPA , emb. Gyullinga,
2. ☎ +7 (8142) 73-33-33. 3000-10960 rub. A three-star hotel with an
excellent location: a view of the embankment and a small beautiful
stream, very close to the center and all the sights. SPA services.
Restaurant.
7 Hotel Severnaya , 21 Lenin Ave. ✉ ☎ +7 (8142)
599 777. 2050-6800 rub. The rooms are spacious. Located in the city
center, good accessibility to the train station and other places.
Same name restaurant.
8 Hotel «Cosmos-Petrozavodsk» , st.
Kuibysheva, 26. ☎ +7 (814 2) 790-790. Double from 5300 rubles.
4-star hotel on the lake, next to the promenade. Restaurants, bar,
gym, Finnish sauna complex.
9 Piter Inn Petrozavodsk, pl.
Gagarin, 1. ☎ +7 (814–2) 717–071. From 3 900 rub. Restaurant, gym,
Wi-Fi, satellite TV, safe, laundry, dry cleaning.
10 Fregat
Hotel, Karl Marx Ave., 1A. ✉ ☎ 8 (800) 333 2343. 3300-5200₽. Located
on the shores of Lake Onega. The hotel has 50 rooms in total, some
of them overlooking the lake. WiFi. There is a restaurant of the
same name of Russian and European cuisine, positioning itself as a
"family".
11 Prionezhsky Club Hotel. ☎ +7 911 404 30 08. from
2200 rub. Three-star hotel on the banks of the Onega.
12 Hotel
13 Chairs , Neglinskaya embankment, 13. ☎ +7 921 220 4444. from
2899 ₽/night. Boutique Hotel in the historical quarter, located in
the building of the mansion. There are rooms with a fireplace
Finland Finland, 25 Gogolya St., ☎
+7 (8142) 555-025, +7 8142 761-564, +7 8142 766-208 (common), +7
(921) 726-0874 (F 5PM to M 8.30AM only for Finnish citizens in case
of emergency), fax: +7 (8142) 767-167, e-mail:
sanomat.pet@formin.fi. Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri - 9-00 - 12-00 and 13-00 -
15-45; Wed 9-00 - 12-00.
Sweden Sweden, 25 Gogolya St.. Visa for
locals, no other consular service provided.
All major mobile operators in Russia operate in the
city: MTS, Beeline, Megafon, Tele2. Megafon has the widest coverage in
Petrozavodsk and Karelia.
Petrozavodsk post office, st. Shotman,
7. ☎ (8142) 78 23 52.
Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of
Russia for the city of Petrozavodsk, Kurgan passage, 6 (duty unit). ☎ +7
(8142) 78-05-81, (8142) 71-53-27 or 02.
Police Department No. 1 of
the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Murmanskaya st., 37.
☎ +7 (8142) 73-91-54.
Police Department No. 2 of the Department of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Pitkyarantskaya St., 32A. ☎ +7 (8142)
73-92-40.
Police Department No. 3 of the Department of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs, Lososinskoye sh., 33 k. 1. ☎ +7 (8142) 75-50-13.
The number of accidents in Petrozavodsk is not decreasing. If an
accident or other traffic accident has occurred, then you should contact
the traffic police.
Separate battalion of traffic police
department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (execution of
administrative legislation, road patrol service), Leningradskaya st., 7
(Service area: Petrozavodsk). ☎ +7 (8142) 71-59-00, 71-58-75.
Kizhi
Kondopoga
Reserve "Kivach", pos. Kivach, st. Zapovednaya, 14 (On the R-21 "Kola"
highway in the area of pillar 493/912 of the "Kola" highway (in front of
the village of Sopokha) exit to the local highway, from the turn to the
entrance / entrance to the territory of the reserve - 8 km.). ☎ +7
(8142) 44-50-33, +7 (921) 227-49-23. Mon-Sun 07:30-23:00, Museum of
Nature: summer (May-Sept) 09:00-21:00, winter (Oct-Apr) 10:00-17:00. 200
rub. One of the oldest in Russia and the first in the Republic of
Karelia. In the excursion zone of the reserve there are: the Kivach
waterfall, the museum of nature (the historical past of the waterfall,
landscapes, flora and fauna of the reserve, etc.), arboretum, a monument
to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War. Hiking eco-excursions around
the reserve are offered.
Museum "Marcial Waters", pos. Martial
Waters. ☎ +7 (8142) 78-89-98. Museum of the history of the Marcial
Waters resort. The first Russian resort founded by Emperor Peter I.
Sheltozero Veps Ethnographic Museum, p. Sheltozero, st. Postal, 28. ☎ +7
(8142) 53-91-50. Tue-Sun 10:00 - 17:00, break 13:00 - 14:00. The only
museum in Russia representing the material and spiritual culture of the
Vepsians - a small nationality living in Karelia and adjacent regions.
Ethnocultural center "Elāmā" , village of Pryazha, st. Sovetskaya, 75. ☎
+7 (964) 3189490, +7 (81456) 31171. Mon-Fri 9:00 - 17:00. Excursion
"Golden Thread Yarn" - 50 rubles / person. Excursion + master class +
tea drinking - from 250 rubles / person. For everyone who wants to get
acquainted with the culture of the peoples of the Karelian land.
Ski
center "Yalgora", Pinguba township, Gornolyzhnaya st., 3. ✉ ☎ +7(8142)
330300. Located 30 km from the center of Petrozavodsk on the shores of
the bay of Lake Onega. Ski slope with height difference up to 100
meters, length up to 800 meters, ski slopes, training slope, chair lift.
Rent cottages and rooms in a hostel for living. Rental of skis and
snowboards. Cafe.
The city is located on the territory of the East
European Plain to the north of the Olonets Upland and the Shoksha Ridge.
It is located on the shores of the Petrozavodsk Bay of Lake Onega as an
amphitheater on lake terraces, stretching along the coast for 21.7 km.
The city is surrounded by forests on the southwestern side and the
Petrozavodsk Bay of Lake Onega in the northeast.
Zero kilometer
is located at the intersection of Sverdlov and Dzerzhinsky streets -
near the building of the Russian Post of the Republic of Karelia.
Petrozavodsk is located 1091 kilometers north of Moscow and 412
kilometers northeast of St. Petersburg.
The territory of
Petrozavodsk is 113.26 km², together with the territory of the urban
district - 615.9 km².
Administratively, the city of Petrozavodsk
is part of the Petrozavodsk urban district, it is the only settlement in
the district. The city is surrounded on all sides by the territory of
the Prionezhsky district, the administrative center of which it is.
Petrozavodsk is located in the MSK time zone (Moscow time). The offset of the applicable time from UTC is +3:00. In accordance with the applied time and geographic longitude, the average solar noon in Petrozavodsk occurs at 12:43.
Petrozavodsk is equated with the regions of the Far
North.
The climate in Petrozavodsk is temperate continental with
maritime features. Winter is long, relatively mild; summer is short and
cool. The average annual temperature is +3.1°. The duration of the
frost-free period is 120-130 days. The weather here is unstable, which
is caused by frequent cyclones coming from the west. More than half of
the days of the year are cloudy. The annual rainfall is 611 millimeters.
Spring comes in mid-April, but the return of cold weather is possible in
May, which is sometimes accompanied by snowfall. Summer starts in the
first half of June.
Daylight hours are 22 hours in June (white
nights), 21 hours in July, 16 hours in August.
The average July
air temperature is 17 °C. Eastern winds prevail, bringing prolonged
rains. Sometimes in summer Karelia is captured by the northern part of
the European anticyclone, and in clear weather the air warms up to 30 °
C, but such weather can easily be replaced by heavy rains and strong
western or cold northern winds.
Autumn with humid southwest winds
or clear but cold (up to frost in the lowlands) weather comes in early
September.
The city is located on the shores of the Petrozavodsk,
German and Hare lips of Lake Onega, the second largest lake in Europe.
Part of the city is located on the shores of the central part of Lake
Onega. Through the system of rivers and canals, Petrozavodsk has access
to the Baltic, White, Barents, Caspian and Black Seas. Within the city
there are lakes Dennoe, Lamba, Logmozero and Chetyrekhverstnoe.
Logmozero and Lake Onega are connected by the Straw Strait.
20
non-navigable rivers and streams flow through the territory of the city:
the Lososinka River, the Neglinka River, the Rybka River, the Selgskaya
River, the Tomitsa River, the Bolshoy Brook, the Vilda Brook, the Stone
Brook, the Kekasruchey Brook, the Small Brook, the Studenets Brook, the
Studёny Brook, the Terezh Brook, the Solomen River, as well as six
streams that have the same name - the Nameless Stream.
About 100
springs operate on the territory of the city. Some of them
(“Sulazhgorsky”, “Onezhsky”, “Frog”, “Labor reserves” (“On Bypass”), “On
Volnoy”, “Neglinsky”, springs on Kurgan passage, Lesnoy Prospekt,
several springs on Klyuchevaya) are actively visited by Petrozavodsk
residents. From 12 keys, located in the southern part of the city, 12
Keys Street (now - Klyuchevaya Street) and the village (now - a
residential area) Klyuchevaya got their name.
There are a number
of flooded quarries in the city (for example, Quarry).
The city of Petrozavodsk is not only surrounded by
green forests from almost all sides, but also has quite developed
“lungs”. The green zone of Petrozavodsk covers an area of 48.2 thousand
hectares, including 1800 hectares located within the city limits. The
area of the forest-park part of the green zone is 12.9 thousand
hectares, the forestry part is 35.3 thousand hectares. Parks, squares
and street plantings occupy about 400 hectares, which is slightly more
than 14 m² per inhabitant. Petrozavodsk is one of the greenest
medium-sized cities in Russia.
The city has 259 squares, 109
alleys, 100 parks, 17 gardens, 16 boulevards.
Since 1951, the
Botanical Garden of Petrozavodsk State University has been functioning,
which is a federal specially protected natural area. The area of the
garden is 367 hectares. In the green zone of the city, on the Baraniy
Bereg peninsula, there is a landscape reserve "Zaozersky" (Zaozersky
forestry of the Petrozavodsk forestry enterprise).
Within the city limits, soil contamination with pesticides in excess of the maximum allowable level was not observed. Pollution of land with oil products takes place in the territories of industrial enterprises and along railways. Pollution with lead and zinc in excess of the maximum allowable concentration is noted in the upper layers of the soil along highways and railways.