Ruskeala

Sortavala is a small town along the northern shores of Lake Ladoga in . It is a popular starting point for those heading out into the Karelian wilderness. This article also covers the neighbouring municipality of Ruskeala.
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  • Type: Village with 693 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Sortavalskiy District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
  • Address: Сортавальский район

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruskeala Waterfalls and Ticket Office.

Waterfall
Photo: Александр Байдуков, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km southeast of Ruskeala.

Ticket shop
Photo: Aleksander Kaasik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruskeala Mountain Park is a tourist complex located in the of the . Its central feature is a former marble quarry, now flooded by groundwater and designated as a cultural heritage site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otrakkala and Matkaselkya.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Apriori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Ruskeala.

Village
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is a rural locality in the , Russia. The settlement is located 35 kilometers north of along the railway between Sortavala and Suojärvi. is situated 6 km southwest of Ruskeala.

Ruskeala

Latitude
61.93244° or 61° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
30.5906° or 30° 35′ 26″ east
Population
693
Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)
Open location code
9GHGWHJR+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308829602
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
500502
Wiki­data ID
Q2029886
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Ruskeala” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուսկեալա”
  • Belarusian: “Рускеала”
  • Cebuano: “Ruskeala”
  • Chechen: “Рускеала (Сортавалан кӀошт)”
  • Chechen: “Рускеала”
  • Chinese: “鲁斯克阿拉”
  • Dutch: “Roeskeala”
  • Estonian: “Ruskeala”
  • Finnish: “Ruskeala”
  • French: “Ruskeala”
  • German: “Ruskeala”
  • Karelian: “Ruskeala”
  • Livvi: “Ruskeala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruskeala”
  • Norwegian: “Ruskeala”
  • Russian: “Рускеала”
  • Swedish: “Ruskeala”
  • Ukrainian: “Рускеала”

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