Russia
NW Russia
Karelia

Besovets

Besovets is a rural locality in of the , . Municipally, it is a part of the Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District.
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  • Type: Village with 120 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Prionezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
  • Also known as: “Verkhniy Besovets” and “Verkhniy Bessovets”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petrozavodsk Airport.

Airport terminal
Photo: Semenov.m7, CC0.
is a joint civil-military airport in located 12 kilometres northwest of in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement. It services small airliners.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meliorativnyi and Chalna.

Village
Photo: Semenov.m7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Besovets.

Village
Photo: Semenov.m7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Besovets.

Village
Photo: SokOs, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Besovets.

Besovets

Latitude
61.86569° or 61° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.15896° or 34° 9′ 32″ east
Population
120
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
9GHPV585+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3909395894
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
475188
Wiki­data ID
Q3918702
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Besovets” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բեսովեց (գյուղ, Պրիօնեժսկի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Բեսովեց”
  • Belarusian: “Бесавец”
  • Belarusian: “Вёска Бесавец”
  • Finnish: “Pesoutsa”
  • German: “Bessowez”
  • Japanese: “ベソヴェツ”
  • Karelian: “Besoučču”
  • Livvi: “Besoučču”
  • Russian: “Бесовец”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Верхний Бесовец and Verhniy Besovets.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Петрозаводск and Чална-Онежская.

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