Petrozavodsk Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of the Republic of Karelia in north-western Russia
About Petrozavodsk
On September 11, 1703, Prince Menshikov founded Petrovskaya Sloboda ("Petrine Settlement") at the behest of Tsar Peter the Great, who needed a new iron foundry to manufacture cannons and anchors for the Baltic Fleet at the time of the Great Northern War (1700–1721). At first the foundry used the name Shuysky zavod (literally, "factory at the Shuya River"), but a decade later it became Petrovsky zavod ("Petrine factory"), after the reigning monarch. By 1717, Petrovskaya Sloboda had grown into the largest settlement in Karelia, with about 3,500 inhabitants, a timber fort, a covered market, and miniature palaces of the Tsar and Menshikov. The town's best-known landmark became the wooden church of Saints Peter and Paul, rebuilt in 1772 and renovated in 1789. The church retained its original ic
Top Attractions in Petrozavodsk
Explore the best things to see and do in Petrozavodsk:
- ★Fishing
- ★Karelian National Theatre
- ★Kivach Waterfalls
- ★Martial Waters
- ★Mushroom and berry picking
- ★National museum of Karelia
Where to Stay in Petrozavodsk
- 🏨Hotel Fregat
- 🏨Hotel Karelia
- 🏨Hotel ONEGO
- 🏨Hotel Severnaya
Petrozavodsk Travel Guide Sections
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