hidden "Kon-kamen" ("Horse-stone"), a natural monument Kon-kamen ("Horse-stone") is a natural and history monument in the Konevets Island (the Priozersk district). It is a glacial boulder (the length is 9,2 meters, the width is 6,4 meters, the height is 4,3 meters; the weight is more than 750 tonnes).... more

hidden Lindgren, Armas Eliel (1874 - !929), an architect Lindgren, Armas Eliel (1874 - 1929), an architect. In 1897 Lindgren graduated from the Politechnic Institute in Helsingfors (Helsinki; now it is the University of Technology). During 1898-1899 he worked on probation in countries of Europe. From 1896... more

hidden Priozersk, town PRIOZERSK (Korela; Kexholm until 1948; Finnish Käkisalmi,) town, adm. center of Priozersk District. Population: 19,300. From 1310, the center of Russian possessions in Karelia. It belonged to Sweden in 1580-95 and in 1611-1710. It became territory... more

hidden Shvindt, Teodor (1851-1917), a scholar Peter (Pyotr) Teodor Shvindt (1851, Putoria Estate in Räisälä; now Melnikovo Settlement in Priozresk District - 1917) was an archaeologist, ethnographer, folklorist. He finished a grammar school in the town of Vyborg, studied in the Polytechnic... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Priozersk Town) The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Priozersk Town, 11 Kalinin Street) is the main cathedral of the town. The parish cathedral of the Nativity of Christ (it was built in 1296; in 1612 it was adapted by Swedes for the Lutheran... more