Pudozh
{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia}}
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|ru_name=Пудож
|other_name=Puudoži
|other_lang=Karelian
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|image_caption=A street in Pudozh
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|federal_subject=Republic of Karelia
|adm_data_as_of=April 2013
|adm_district_jur=Pudozhsky District
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|mun_data_as_of=April 2013
|mun_district_jur=Pudozhsky Municipal District
|urban_settlement_jur=Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement
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Pudozh ({{langx|ru|Пудож}}; {{langx|krl|Puudoži}}; {{langx|vep|Pudož}}; {{langx|fi|Puudosi}} or {{lang|fi|Puutoinen}}) is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River {{convert|115|km|sp=us}} east of Petrozavodsk, but {{convert|352|km|sp=us}} traveling by the road around Lake Onega. Population: {{ru-census2010|9,698|;}} {{ru-census2002|10,632|;}} {{su-census1989|10,982|;}} 8,000 (1970).
An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh. The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.
History
It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} It was granted town status in 1785.{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://pudozhgoradm.ru/|publisher=|language=russian|access-date=January 5, 2018}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pudozh serves as the administrative center of Pudozhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #871-RZK As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.Law #813-RZK
References
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{{Republic of Karelia}}
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