Povenets
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|ru_name=Повенец
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|image_caption=A street in Povenets
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{{Infobox
| title = Povenets population
| label1 = 2010 Census
| label2 = 2002 Census
| data2 = 2,608{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}
| label3 = 1989 Census
| data3 = 4,208{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}
| label4 = 1979 Census
| data4 = 3,766{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}
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Povenets ({{langx|ru|Повене́ц}}; {{langx|krl|Poventsa}}; {{langx|fi|Poventsa}}) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, {{convert|231|km|sp=us}} north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,209.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}
History
Povenets is located {{convert|19|km|sp=us}} from Sandarmokh, the site of mass execution by shooting and burial of victims of the Soviet political repressions.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Povenets in 1938.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}
Povenets marked the furthest advance by Finnish troops during the World War II Continuation war 1941-44. The town was occupied by Finnish troops on 6 December 1941. Soviet forces retook the town in July 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Povenets is subordinated to Medvezhyegorsky District.{{OKATO reference|86 224 560}} As a municipal division, Povenets, together with seventeen rural localities, is incorporated within Medvezhyegorsky Municipal District{{OKTMO reference|86 624}} as Povenetskoye Urban Settlement.Law #813-ZRK
References
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{{Republic of Karelia}}
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Category:Urban-type settlements in the Republic of Karelia