Petrozavodsk (Russian Federation)

Region: North-West Federal District

Local time: 12:59 am   (+3:00 GMT)

Population: 283 thousand people

Transport: Railway Station, Bus Station, Airport, River Port

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Status: city of federal subjection, the capital of Karelia Republic.

It is situated in a circle on the lake terraces, extended along the shore of Petrozavodskaya bay, in 925 km. to the north from Moscow.

Phone code: +7 (8142) ******

Economy

Main industries and enterprises:

• Machinebuilding - Onezhsky Tractor Manufacturing Plant, shipbuilding plant "Avangard", Onezhsky Shipbuilding Plant, plant "Petrozavodskmash", machine tool building plant (as well as machine tool building plant "DeKo"), "Petrozavodsk Radio Manufacturing Plant" OJSC
• Production of building materials - integrated plant of building structures, plant "Zhelezobeton (reinforced concrete)", house building plant "Valdeks-Onego" (DSK)
• Woodworking industry - Solomensky Woodworking Factory, woodworking integrated plant, "AB invest" ltd.
• Light industry - footwear factory "Rantempo", knitted garment factory "Ontex", garment factory "Onezhskie Zori"
• Food industry - dairy plant "Slavmo", Kholod-Slavmo, Karelsky Meat Processing Plant, distillery "Petrovsky", fish processing plant, refrigerating plant № 1, brewery "Petrozavodsky", Petrozavodsk bakery

Agriculture: meat and milk animal breeding.

Culture

Theatres: Russian Legitimate Drama Theatre, National Theatre of Karelia, Musical Theatre, Puppet Theatre, Youth Theatre "Tvorcheskaya Masterskaya (creative workshop)". Philharmonic.

Museums: Local Lore Museum, Fine Art Museum, collection of Karelian icons of 14-18 centuries, Museum of History of Onezhsky Tractor Manufacturing Plant, Post Museum.

Not far from Petrozavodsk, on the Onega lake there is a famous Kizhi island, which is historical, cultural and ethnographical museum-resort.

Sightseeings: Onezhskaya embankment (open air museum), Lenin's square, natural landmark Zhertov Stul, park of culture and rest, Metropolitan Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky, Sretensky Church, Krestovozdvizhensky Church.

Ski complex (Kurgan), equestrian sport complex.