Pryazha

Pryazha

Pryazha ( _ru. Пряжа; _kr. Priäžä; _fi. Prääsä) is an urban-type settlement in Pryazhinsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 12 km from the Shuya River and 49 km west of Petrozavodsk. Population: 4,269 (2002 Census); 4,421 (1989 Census).

It was first mentioned in the 17th century as the village of Pryazha or Padlovo ( _ru. Падлово). It was granted the status of urban-type settlement in 1962.


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