Ledmozero

Ledmozero (Russian: Ледмозеро; Karelian: Liedmajärvi; Finnish: Lietmajärvi) is a settlement in the northern part of Muyezersky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) south-east of Lake Ledmozero. Population: 2,923 (1989 Census).[1]

In 1905, the population of the settlement consisted of six peasant families comprising 12 males and 18 females.[2]

The settlement is connected to Kochkoma by the Ledmozero–Kochkoma Railway,[3] a part of the Oktyabrskaya Railway system.[4]

Ledmozero had a status of urban-type settlement until 1991, when it was demoted to a rural locality.

References
  1. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  2. Издание Олонецкого губернского статистического комитета. "Список населённых мест Олонецкой губернии по сведениям за 1905 год". Петрозаводск, 1907. Стр. 284–285.
  3. Igor Stepanov (29 December 2001). Открытие железной дороги "Ледмозеро-Кочкома" (in Russian). Republic of Karelia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  4. Совет по железнодорожному транспорту государств — участников Содружества. Тарифное руководство №4. Книга 2. Часть 1. "Алфавитный список железнодорожных станций".
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