Segezha is a city in Karelia, located in its central part, on the shore of Lake Vygozera, in the place where the Segezha River flows into it. Actually, due to the location in the mouth of this river, the city got its name.
Sights of Segezha
Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning this city is a large pulp and paper mill. Actually, around him live 30,000 segezhans. At the beginning of the last century it was a tiny village, then a railway station was formed, and during the construction of the White Sea Canal, enterprises were transferred from the flood zones to Segezha, so that an industrial city was gradually formed.
Actually, the town itself does not represent a great tourist value, because it has almost no sights. Travelers use it as a sort of transit point, from where one can go to various points of Karelia .
For half a day spent in Segezha, you can see it all. The museum center, based on the local history museum in 1999, is of interest.
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Also, tourists can be interested in a complex of monuments of the times of the Great Patriotic War, located near the city.
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And do not ignore the waterfall Voitsky Padun - it is on the river Nizhny Vyg. Previously, it was tall and impressive - its height reached 4 meters. But today the waterfall is not so spectacular. When the dam on the Lower Vyg was built and the water level in Vygozere rose, the height of the waterfall decreased. However, he retained some of his former power and strength. And, as in all of Karelia, it is amazingly beautiful due to the picturesque nature.
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Also, if you are a fan of ethnography and history, look into the village of Nadvoitsy. Here, neolithic sites of ancient people are still preserved. And from here it is not far to the old copper mine.
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How to get to the city of Segezha, Karelia?
Segezha is located 264 kilometers from Petrozavodsk (highway M18). From Murmansk to Segezha, the distance is about 700 kilometers along the same route. From Moscow to Segezha - 1206 km along the route P5. From St. Petersburg to Segezha - 672 km along the motorway M18.
You can arrive in Segezha by train. From Moscow, two trains run to Murmansk (242A and 016A). Segezha is on the way. Time on the road by train from Moscow to Segezha will take approximately 22-23 hours. From St. Petersburg - 12-13 hours.
Rest in the city of Segezha
If you want to stay in the city, you can relax in one of its hotels:
- "Home" - from the category of inexpensive hotels, refers to the apartment type, that is, lodgers settle in well-appointed apartments with hot water and heating;
- "Vyg" - is located in a four-story building on the 3rd and 4th floor, there are rooms with private facilities, as well as an option of amenities per block, the whole hotel accommodates 42 guests;
- hostel of the hotel type "Rosto" - with a driving school, with simple but comfortable rooms, hotel capacity - 22 people;
- mini-hotel "Gorodovaya" - a hotel for three rooms with a sauna, a common living room and a kitchen.
Climate of Segezha District
In the Segezha municipal district, whose center is the city of Segezha, the climate is temperate-continental with some features of the sea. Steady frosts here are four months, the coldest month of the year is January, when the temperature reaches -46 ° C. The warmest month is July with a maximum temperature of + 35 ° C.
High humidity due to the presence of a large number of rivers and lakes in the region. Here often there are fogs, during the year an average of 500 mm of precipitation falls. The soils are of podzolic type with low fertility. Coniferous breeds predominate mainly from vegetation.