Olonetsk province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Olonetsk province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)

Publisher:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

Region:

Lakes region

Capital:

Petrozavodsk

Area (sq. miles):

57,952

Population:

263,100

Population density:

4.5 people per square mile

Ethnicity of inhabitants:

Russians, Finns

Economic activities:

cast iron production, fishing, shipbuilding, quarrying

Trade:

Internal trade is rather significant.

Cities:

Notable features:

Koncheozerskiia Martsial'nyia waters, opened in 1714 by Peter I. Koncheozerskii cast iron factory was founded in 1707 by Peter I.

Climate:

harsh

Card #:

Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

Baltic Sea basin, bountiful forest, cast iron, climate: harsh, famous founder, Finns, fishing, garden, industry, lakes, Lakes region, Peter I, quarrying, Russians, shipbuilding, trade: active