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Reference Encyclopedia - Beloozero |
 | | Belozersk (Russian: Белозе́рск), known as Beloozero (Белоо́зеро) until 1777 (lit. White Lake Town), is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of the Lake Beloye, from which it takes the name. |
 | | First chronicled in 862, Belozersk was one of five original Russian towns (the other being Ladoga, Novgorod, Polotsk, and Rostov). |
 | | On several occasions, the settlement was moved from one bank of the lake to another. |
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