Live webcam broadcasts a view of the pedestrian crossing near the school number 3 in Medvezhyegorsk. The city of Medvezhyegorsk is located in the Republic of Karelia, it is the administrative center of the Medvezhyegorsk region. The population is 14,500 people. It stands on the shore of Lake Onega, the distance to Petrozavodsk is 152 kilometers.
Today in the city of Medvezhyegorsk there is a station on the Oktyabrskaya railway, there is a bus connection with Petrozavodsk, settlements of the Medvezhyegorsk region, there are also city routes. In Medvezhyegorsk there are shops, enterprises in the service sector, a hospital, authorities of the Medvezhyegorsk region, and a district court. There are three schools, there is also a music school, an art school and a Children's Art House. There is an orphanage. Three newspapers are published.
Among the large enterprises, it is worth noting a crushed stone plant, a chipboard plant, numerous enterprises in the field of timber harvesting and processing, a port, and FGU Belomorkanal. There is a museum of local lore and a handicraft factory. There is a library, which was opened back in 1930. Developed tourist infrastructure - there is a hotel, as well as two tourist complexes ("Big Bear" and "Little Bear"). Follow the link to see all hotels in Medvezhyegorsk. In the city of Medvezhyegorsk, the film "Love and Pigeons" was filmed, the films "Piranha Hunt", "The Fourth Height", "And Trees Grow on the Stones" were also filmed here.
Medvezhyegorsk, despite its relatively young history, is quite an interesting place, like its surroundings. The main attractions are:
- Defensive structures in the vicinity of the city;
- Waterfall on the Vichka river;
- Museum of Local Lore;
- Defensive fortifications on Mount Lysukha;
- Railway station building;
- The building of the Office of the NKVD.
There are also historical monuments:
- Memorial cemetery Sandarmokh;
- Monument to Soviet soldiers (T-34 tank);
- Mass grave of Soviet soldiers;
- Memorial sign to those who died during the Chechen war;
- The place of the breakthrough of the Karelian Front in 1944.
It is also worth noting that the city of Medvezhyegorsk is located in a very beautiful place - it is surrounded by hills and rocks, which are mostly covered with coniferous forests. The surroundings are popular with outdoor enthusiasts and anglers who come to fish on Lake Onega.