Vedlozero

Vedlozero (Ведлозеро, Vieljärvi) is an old Karelian village in Russia, the administrative center of the Vedlozerskoye rural settlement of the Pryazhinsky District of the Republic of Karelia.

General information
Vedlozero is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Vedlozero, at the confluence of the Vohta River, 50 km from the regional center.

The village contains a pedigree farm, a forestry, a secondary school, a kindergarten, a feldsher point, a cultural center, and a library.

The Karelian Vieljärvi choir organized in 1938 by I. Levkin is still operating.

In 2013, the Karelian Language House (Karjalan kielen kodi) was established in the village.

History
The village is first mentioned in a document from the 16th century. The Vedlozero graveyard was part of the Obonezhskaya Pyatina of the Novgorod Feudal Republic.

Population
The population in 1989 was 1,445.