Vilga (Old Vilga) ( Fin. Vanha-Vilka ) - a village in the Prionezhsky district of the Republic of Karelia .
| Village | |
| Wilga | |
|---|---|
| Vanha-vilka | |
 Memorial complex to defenders of the fatherland during the Great Patriotic War | |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Karelia |
| Municipal District | Prionezhsky |
| Rural settlement | Novovilgovskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Climate type | subarctic (Dfc) |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↗ 1063 [1] people ( 2013 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 185507 |
| OKATO Code | 86236811002 |
| OKTMO Code | |
Content
General information
The village is named for the river Wilga. The word wilga is akin to Finnish valkea and means white. It was founded by the Red Finns in the 1930s. During the Great Patriotic War from September 1941 she was in Finnish occupation. [2] .
Administratively refers to the Novovilgovsky rural settlement . Located on the highway M18 ( E 105 ). From December 1, 2004 to April 15, 2005, it was the center of the Prionezhsky region of the Republic of Karelia.
There is a feldsher’s point, a house of culture, a library [3] .
Population
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 [4] | 2010 [5] | 2013 [1] |
| 1005 | ↗ 1053 | ↗ 1063 |
History
House in the village of Vilga. 1933-1934
Club in the village of Vilga. 1933-1934
House in the village of Vilga. September 19, 1941
Fragment of the memorial complex
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.
- ↑ Kotimaisten kielten keskus. Álgu-tietokanta.
- ↑ Karelia: encyclopedia: in 3 volumes / chap. ed. A.F. Titov. T. 1: A - J. - Petrozavodsk: PetroPress, 2007. - P. 211. - 400 pp., Ill., Maps. ISBN 978-5-8430-0123-0 (t. 1)
- ↑ 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