Lyaskelya
Lyaskelya is a rural locality in Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia. As of 2013, it had a population of 2,888. Läskelä has existed at least since 1618 and began industrializing in the 18th century, with paper production becoming an important industry in the early 20th century, while the settlement was part of Finland.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jänis and Hiidenselkä.
Kharlu
Village
Lyaskelya
- Type: Village with 1,690 residents
- Description: human settlement in Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
- Categories: posyolok, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
61.76219° or 61° 45′ 44″ north
Longitude
31.00763° or 31° 0′ 28″ east
Population
1,690
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
9GHHQ265+V3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Lyaskelya” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լյասկելյա (գյուղ, Պիտկյարանտսկի շրջան)”
- Armenian: “Լյասկելյա”
- Cebuano: “Lyaskelya”
- Chechen: “Ляскеля”
- Finnish: “Läskelä”
- French: “Läskelä”
- German: “Läskelä”
- German: “Ljaskelja”
- Irish: “Lyaskelya”
- Karelian: “Läskelä”
- Livvi: “Läskelä”
- Norwegian: “Ljaskelja”
- Russian: “Ляскеля”
- Swedish: “Läskelä”
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