Krasnoshchelye

Krasnoshchelye
Краснощелье
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Krasnoshchelye
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Krasnoshchelye
Krasnoshchelye (Murmansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 67°20′0″N 37°1′59″E / 67.33333°N 37.03306°E / 67.33333; 37.03306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMurmansk Oblast
Administrative districtLovozersky District
Founded1921
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 • Total
423
 • Estimate 
(2010)
423 (0%)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
184595
Dialing code+7 81538
OKTMO ID47610401111

Krasnoshchelye (Russian: Краснощелье) is a rural locality (a Selo) in Lovozersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, on the Kola Peninsula. It is 157 m above sea level.

Krasnoshchelye was established in the 1920s by Izhma Komi people, who make up most of its population today. Sámi people also live in the settlement.

The film "The Tundra Race" by German director René Harder portrays the village and its inhabitants. The documentation was launched at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2013.