Priozërsk, formerly known as Käkisalmi, is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, 140 kilometers northwest of Saint Petersburg. It has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, rainy summers. Priozërsk has a rich history dating back to the 12th century, when it was a fortress of the Novgorod Republic. It was later conquered by Sweden and renamed Kexholm, and then by Russia in 1710. The town is home to several historical landmarks, including the 14th-century Korela Fortress and the 18th-century Church of the Transfiguration.
Numerology for Priozërsk, Leningrad, Russia
Chaldean Name Number
37 => 1
Pythagorean Name Number
11
Top 10 Common & Popular Names in Priozërsk, Leningrad, Russia
Famous Persons from Priozërsk, Leningrad, Russia
- ناستاسيا سامبورسكايا - Born on March 1, 1987 - Film actor, Fashion model, Television presenter, Nude model, Singer, and Actor
- Valery Fedotov - Born on July 31, 1970 - Politician
- Vladimir Lavrentyev - Born on November 13, 1951 - Director, Television presenter, and Actor - Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (died: December 9, 2010)
- Tuula Meisaari - Born on August 24, 1943 - Actor
- Urpo Ylönen - Born on May 25, 1943 - Ice hockey player
- Maria Kähönen - Born on January 25, 1939 - Painter, and Photographer
- Keijo K. Kulha - Born on March 19, 1937 - Journalist, and Historian
- Martti Joenpolvi - Born on April 19, 1936 - Short story writer, and Writer - Tampere Literary Prize | artist's pension | Väinö Linna Award | Finnish State Prize for Literature | Kalevi Jäntti Award | Aleksis Kivi Award | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Veijo Valtonen - Born on January 5, 1936 - Association football coach, and Association football player (died: June 11, 2016)
- Göran Stubb - Born on March 10, 1935 - Sports executive, and Coach - Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports
- Rauno Meriö - Born on October 22, 1933 - Aircraft pilot, Military officer, and Writer
- Heikki Värtsi - Born on August 22, 1931 - Theatrical director, Choreographer, and Ballet dancer - Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (died: November 11, 2013)
- Pentti Paasonen - Born on December 31, 1929 - Ice hockey player, and Field hockey player (died: May 3, 2021)
- Viljo Johannes Orpana - Born on June 8, 1923 - Entrepreneur - Kalatalousneuvoksen (1985) (died: January 18, 2000)
- Eino Vesalainen - Born on May 4, 1923 - Painter, and Photographer - Valtion palkinto (1965) | Lastenkulttuurin valtionpalkinto (1981) | Nehru-palkinto (1993) (died: January 1, 2010)
- Eero Aulis Kinnunen - Born on January 18, 1918 - Soldier, and Aircraft pilot (died: April 21, 1943)
- Liisa Linko-Malmio - Born on May 28, 1917 - Opera singer, and University teacher - Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (died: December 8, 2017)
- Esko Toiviainen - Born on August 2, 1915 - Architect (died: August 16, 1999)
- Veikko Vainio - Born on April 1, 1915 - Business executive - Memorial medal of the Continuation War | Memorial medal of the Winter War | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (died: August 23, 2007)
- Olavi Veistäjä - Born on April 27, 1908 - Journalist, and Screenwriter (died: August 27, 1988)
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