Sofporog ( Karel. Sohjanankoški ) is a village within the Kestengi rural settlement of the Louha district of the Republic of Karelia .
| Village | |
| Sofporog | |
|---|---|
| Karelian. Sohjanankoški | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Karelia |
| Municipal District | Loukhsky |
| Rural settlement | Kestengskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↘ 243 [1] people ( 2013 ) |
| Official language | |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 81439 |
| Postcode | 186666 |
| OKATO Code | 86221000020 |
| OKTMO Code | |
| louhi-adm.onego.ru | |
Content
- 1 Name
- 2 Geography
- 3 Monuments of history
- 4 Transport
- 5 population
- 6 Culture
- 7 Economics
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
Title
The name in Russian comes from “Sofyangsky threshold”, until the construction of the Kumskaya hydroelectric power station, the Sofyanga river was rapids.
Geography
Located on the northwest coast of Topozero .
The village is located on 91 km of the highway 86K-127 Louhi - Suoperya.
Monuments of history
In 2 km from the village along the highway to Kestengu are preserved:
- Mass grave of Soviet soldiers who fell during the Great Patriotic War. More than 300 soldiers and officers of the Karelian front are buried here [2]
- Mass grave of Soviet tank soldiers of the 91st separate tank regiment of the 26th army of the Karelian front [3]
Transport
Railway station 92 km of the Louhi - Piaozero branch. Built in 1960-1961 [4] . Passenger traffic is absent. Until 1990, regular mototkater flights were carried out from Sofporog marina to Zasheyk.
Population
| Population size | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 [5] | 2010 [6] | 2013 [1] |
| 300 | ↘ 261 | ↘ 243 |
Culture
Every year, on the second Saturday of July, a regional holiday "Fisherman's Day" is held.
Economics
In the village, the now closed fish factory operated.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Population by rural settlements of the Republic of Karelia as of January 1, 2013 . Date of treatment January 3, 2015. Archived January 3, 2015.
- ↑ Mass grave of Soviet soldiers
- ↑ Mass grave of Soviet tank soldiers
- ↑ Novozhilov B. There is a Sofporog station // Leninskaya Pravda. 1960.30 October.
- ↑ Recommended regulatory network and library service forms indicating the population as of January 1, 2009 according to Kareliastat . Date of treatment April 19, 2015. Archived on April 19, 2015.
- ↑ 2010 All-Russian Population Census. Rural settlements of the Republic of Karelia