Priozersky Destrict

Priozersky Destrict () is an admeenistrativeOblast Law #32-oz an municipalLaw #50-oz destrict (raion), ane o the seiventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Roushie. It is locatit in the northwast o the oblast. The aurie o the destrict is .Official website of Leningrad Oblast. Information about Priozersky Municipal District  Its admeenistrative center is the toun o Priozersk. Population (excluding the administrative centre):  42,859 (2002 Census); 

History
The territory o the modren destrict wis oreeginally settled bi Karelies aroond the 1st century CE. It wis a pairt o the Kievan Rus' frae the 9t tae 12t century. efter that, it wis a pairt the Novgorod Republic. Maist Karelies wur convertit tae the Roushie Orthodox faith during Roushie rule. Roushies biggit the fortress o Korela, which wis a nucleus o modren Priozersk. The territory passed haunds mony times durin the 16t an 17t centuries, till it wis feenally claimit bi Roushies in 1711 durin the Great Northren War.

Housomeivver, the aurie wis taken bi Finland durin the Continuation War, awtho the Soviet Union reclaimit it in 1944; it wis formally cedit tae the Soviet Union in 1947. Nearly aw o Finnish residents evacuated the destrict, which wis repopulatit bi Roushies, Ukrainians, an Belaroushies. Place names wur chyngit in 1948 tae cleanse remainin Finnish names in the destrict.

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Category:Destricts o Leningrad Oblast
Category:Karelie Isthmus