Vyartsilya
Vyartsilya is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Sortavala in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located near the border with Finland, 256 kilometers west of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic.- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Vartsila” and “Värtsilä”
- Address: Сортавальский район
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niirala.
Niirala
Building
The international border between Finland and Russia is 1,340 km long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas. Niirala is situated 4½ km west of Vyartsilya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Värtsilä.
Värtsilä
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Värtsilä is a former municipality of Finland. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005. It included the international border crossing between Niirala and Vyartsilya. Värtsilä is situated 5 km northwest of Vyartsilya.
Vyartsilya
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.1742° or 62° 10′ 27″ northLongitude
30.6956° or 30° 41′ 44″ eastElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
9GJG5MFW+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 46885580OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
632304
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Spanish—“Vyartsilya” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Värtsilä”
- French: “Värtsilä”
- German: “Wjartsilja”
- Portuguese: “Vyartsilya”
- Russian: “Вяртсиля”
- Spanish: “Viártsilia”
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