Jänis
Jänis is a village in Karelia, Northwestern Russia and has about 501 residents. Jänis is situated nearby to the village Lyaskelya, as well as near the locality Paussu.Photo: Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyaskelya and Kharlu.
Lyaskelya
Village
Photo: Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Kharlu
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kharlu is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Jänis.
Jänis
- Type: Village with 501 residents
- Also known as: “Yanis”
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
61.76968° or 61° 46′ 11″ northLongitude
31.00849° or 31° 0′ 31″ eastPopulation
501Open location code
9GHHQ295+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3060446963OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q87787259
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From Finnish to Russian—“Jänis” goes by many names.
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