Shyoltozero
Shyoltozero
Шёлтозеро Šoutjärv’ (Veps) | |
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A sign on the P–19 Highway at the entrance to Shyoltozero, with the name in Russian and in Veps | |
Interactive map of Shyoltozero | |
Shyoltozero Location of Shyoltozero Shyoltozero Shyoltozero (Karelia) | |
| Coordinates: 61°22′15″N 35°21′29″E / 61.37083°N 35.35806°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Prionezhsky District |
| First mentioned | 1453 |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2013) | 857 ) |
| • Municipal district | Prionezhsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Shyoltozerskoye Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Shyoltozerskoye Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| Postal code | 185514 |
| OKTMO ID | 86636475101 |
Shyoltozero (Russian: Шёлтозеро, IPA: [ˈʂoltəzʲɪrə]; Veps: Šoutjärv’; Karelian: Šoutjärvi; Finnish: Soutjärvi) is a rural locality (a selo) in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located close to the shore of Lake Onega, 84 kilometers (52 mi) south of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. Shyoltozero is the cultural center of the north Veps people, and during 1994–2004 it was the territorial center of Veps National Volost.