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  Staraya Ladoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fortress of Ladoga was built in stone in the 12th century and rebuilt 400 years later.
Ladoga's next mention in chronicles is dated to 1019, when Ingigerd of Sweden married Yaroslav of Novgorod.
Under the terms of marriage settlement, Yaroslav ceded Ladoga to his wife, who appointed her father's cousin, the Swedish earl Ragnvald Ulfsson, to rule the town.
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 Lake Ladoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Ladoga (Russian: Ладожское озеро (Ladozhskoye Ozero), Finnish: Laatokka) is the largest lake in Europe, located in Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, near the border with Finland.
The ancient Valaam Monastery was founded on the island of Valaam (Finnish: Valamo), the largest in Lake Ladoga, abandoned between 1611–1715, magnificently restored in the 18th century, and evacuated to Finland during the Winter War in 1940.
Between 1617–1721 the Swedish-Russian border was drawn through Lake Ladoga, then later 1812–1940 the border between Finland and Russia.
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The town of Ladoga was a port that served as the place of communication of such different ethnic groups and cultures as the Slavs, Finns and Scandinavians.
Ladoga was first mentioned in the chronicles of the year 862 among ten of the most ancient towns of Russia.
Though the idea of the museum to be founded in Staraya Ladoga arose as long ago as early in the 20th century, the first museum expositions were displayed in the Ladoga fortress on July 15, 1971.
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 Historic Architectural and Archeological Reserve Museum Staraya Ladoga
The Church of Sv.Georgy (St.George), "Ladoga bride" as locals call her, was erected in the fortress in the memory of the feat of arms (victory of Ladoga residents and Novogorodian warriors over the Swedes in 1164).
Ladoga and its neighbourhood deserve the name of oasis with their expanse of fields, wealth of woods, smell of blossoming trees and flowers and pure water of the Volkhov River and smaller rivers around.
Ladoga was visited by many famous artists who pictured its beauty in their works.
www.oblmuseums.spb.ru /eng/museums/12/guide.html   (906 words)

  
 Karelian Tourism Portal :: Travel and Tourism in Karelia :: Lake Ladoga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe, it covers an area of 17,600 sq km.
The reason of Ladoga's severe character can be explained by the peculiarities of its basin construction and outlines of the lake.
The sharp fracture in the structure of the bottom at its transition from large depth of the northern part to small depths of the southern part hampers the formation of a "correct" wave.
ticrk.ru /eng/tourobjects/natural/lakes/listoflakes/ladogalake/ladoga   (915 words)

  
 Old Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga is a rather small settlement in the Leningrad Region situated 128 kilometers east of St. Petersburg, on the Volkhov River.
It was founded in the middle of the 8th century and till the middle of the 9th century was the largest settlement in the Russian North and the center for northern Slavonic and Finnish tribes: Slovens, Krivachi, Meria, Ves and Chud.
Ladoga was one of the most ancient towns in the countries of the Baltic area and the most eastern port town.
cult.gatchina.ru /ladoga/eladoga.htm   (637 words)

  
 GIS/EM4 - Mean dail spatial surface temperature at Like Ladoga
Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe, is situated at the periphery of the Baltic Crystalline Shield near St.-Petersburg is about 61° N, 31.5° E. The surface area is 17700 km, mean depth 47 m.
For Lake Ladoga the "biological summer" can be determined as a period when the temperature of the surface water exceeds 10° C. This marks the time at which the summer plankton communities are actively developing (Petrova, Terzevik 1992).
The results are of climatic importance for the study of Lake Ladoga as the permit thermal spatial-temporal differentiation characteristics to be stated for the regions and allow field surveys to be planned correctly in relation to season.
www.colorado.edu /research/cires/banff/pubpapers/246   (2248 words)

  
 VIDEODIVE.COM FILMS. LADOGA. THE ROAD №101.
Ladoga is very uncertain and self-will, especially in autumn.
The Lake Ladoga was some kind of a "holding alley" for communication with other soviet regions.
Both vessels were built in the same year, both came to Ladoga from The Baltic Fleet and both had almost the same destiny.
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 Old Ladoga
Old Ladoga is situated on the left bank of Volkhov-river and only in 15 km from the place, where it flows into the largest lake of Europe – Ladoga Lake.
Long time ago Old Ladoga, (it was called simply Ladoga at that time), was one of the biggest towns of the North-West of Russia and may be the oldest one.
In the middle of XVth century the Ladoga Fortress was reconstructed.
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 story of Old Ladoga continued   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ladoga did not stay Russia’s capital for too long because Rurik moved his seat to Novgorod (Holmgård) from where, not unlike Charlemagne of the Franks, he added most surrounding provinces to his domain, which — again not unlike Charlemagne’s empire, — eventually fragmented into different principalities, dukedoms and duchies.
The construction of the new stone fortress was not premature because just 40 years later, a party of Swedish raiders came on 55 longships, laid siege to the fortress and then attempted to take it by assault.
The onslaught was repulsed, and the bruised attackers retreated from the fortress to the town of Ladoga where, "to their misfortune", they met relief force that just came from Novgorod.
www.photofora.com /eugene/sladoga/stladoga/ladoga3.htm   (761 words)

  
 Historic Architectural and Archeological Reserve Museum Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga is a unique country, no matter how you come to realize that - using your mind to imagine people who lived their lives here almost 1250 years ago or your senses to perceive the spirit of the place.
The archeological collection of the Staraya Ladoga museum is considered one of the most interesting ones of that kind in Russia.
The Ladoga fortress houses the yearly "Wreath of Glory" festival on the second Sunday of July.
www.oblmuseums.spb.ru /eng/museums/12/info.html   (394 words)

  
 Lake Ladoga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The time required for renewal of the water in lake Ladoga is 11 years, which indicates that the ecosystem is rather conservative.
Lake Ladoga is situated on the borderline between the crystalline Baltic shield and Great Russian Plain, and the geological history of its drainage basin is very complicated.
Differences in the geological structure of the watershed are reflected in the structure of both shores and depressions of the lake.
www.spb.org.ru /lake/eng/ladoga.htm   (227 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Ladoga, Lake (CIS And Baltic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Until the Finnish-Russian War of 1939–40, the northern part of the lake belonged to Finland; cession of the Finnish shore to the USSR was confirmed by the peace treaty of 1947.
During the defense of St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) against the Germans in World War II, the frozen Lake Ladoga was the lifeline by which Leningrad was supplied in the winters from 1941 to 1943.
Because of the difficulties of navigation, the southern shore of Lake Ladoga is paralleled by the Ladoga Canals, c.100 mi (160 km) long, connecting the Svir and Neva rivers and forming part of the Mariinsk System (see Volga-Baltic Waterway) and the Baltic–White Sea Canal System.
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 The International Monitoring Station on lake Ladoga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
At present, the monitoring of environmental conditions and ecosystem functioning in Lake Ladoga is a task of profound scientific and practical importance.
The lack of a rationally formalized concept for monitoring of Lake Ladoga is a factor that reduces the efficiency of indicational and biomonitoring studies.
It is bound to serve for the estimation of the ecological state of Lake Ladoga as a whole, for estimation and forecasting of changes of the lake environment as a whole and in its separate monitoring zones, and for the elaboration of recommendations on the management of Lake Ladoga's ecosystem.
now.ifmo.ru /valaam/station.htm   (2242 words)

  
 Lake Ladoga --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In the European section the largest are Lakes Ladoga and Onega in the northwest, with surface areas of 6,830 and 3,750 square miles (17,680 and 9,720 square km), respectively; Lake Peipus (1,370 square miles [3,550 square km]) on the Estonian border; and the Rybinsk Reservoir on the Volga north of Moscow.
The river issues from Lake Ladoga at Shlisselburg and flows 46 miles (74 km) west to the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea.
The second largest lake in Europe, Lake Onega is in the northwestern part of Russia between Lake Ladoga and the White Sea.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046795   (943 words)

  
 Lake Ladoga -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The area of its (A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids) basin is (Click link for more info and facts about 276,000) 276,000 (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km².
The basin of the Ladoga Lake includes about 50,000 lakes and 3,500 revers longer than 10 km.
Ladoga has its own (A plant that is native to a certain limited area) endemic (Click link for more info and facts about Ringed Seal) Ringed Seal subspecies.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/lake_ladoga.htm   (450 words)

  
 RUSNET :: Encyclopedia :: L :: Ladoga Lake
The climate in the Lake Ladoga region is moderately cold.
Lake Ladoga's water, yellow-brown in colour, is fresh, with an average mineralisation of about 56 parts per million of calcium hydrocarbonate.
Water transportation and fishing are the principal commercial uses of Lake Ladoga.
www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/l/ladoga.shtml   (560 words)

  
 LADOGA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Founded in the period of industrialisation in early thirties, LADOGA has been developing as up-to-date enterprise and its production is of high quality, modern and durable.
During the World War II and the siege LADOGA workers produced shell boxes, light landing boats and other articles necessary for the defenders of Leningrad.
In 1990 the enterprise was completely reconstructed and provided with new Italian machinery which allowed to produce about 20 000 chairs a month and to improve the assortment.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceebd/ladogal.htm   (304 words)

  
 Staraia (Staraja) Ladoga, (Old Ladoga) (Aldeigja), (Aldeigjuborg) Russia: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RUSSIAN NAVAL HISTORY
Known in the Viking Age as the city of Aldeigja (Aldeigjuborg), it was called Ladoga by the Slavs.
Ruric's relative and heir, Oleg the Wise managed to unite all the tribes along the Trade Route to the Greeks and thus formed the new state of Rus' with the city of Kiev on the Dnieper as capital.
According to legend, when he became old he decided to return to Scandinavia, but was bitten by a snake in Ladoga and died, as it had been foretold by the volhovs, the Slavic heathen priests.
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 TED Case Study: Lake Ladoga Water Quality
Lake Ladoga is the largest freshwater lake in Europe and the primary source of drinking water for St. Petersburg, Russia, and the autonomous republic of Karelia.
Lake Ladoga, the largest freshwater lake in Europe and the primary source for drinking and industrial water for St. Petersburg and the autonomous republic of Karelia, is located outside St. Petersburg.
Ironically, one Soviet-era author asserted that Lake Ladoga now is in the throes of an "industrial blockade" which threatens the life of the lake as the Nazi siege threatened the lives of the Leningrad population (Tsybulskiy, 1990).
www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/lagoda.htm   (4637 words)

  
 Kievan Rus Database (City: Ladoga)
By the 10th century, Ladoga was a sizable gorod with laid-out streets and sufficiently developed handicrafts and trade.
The graves are low -- in contrast to the conical mounds known as sopki on Ladoga's peripheries (such as the Velema cemetery) -- these mounds contain Slavic objects buried in a manner that is probably Scandinavian in origin.
Not a true town as such, Ladoga was nevertheless a bustling craft center, and many specialized industries and trades were carried on in its narrow streets.
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 Search Results for "Ladoga"
...(KEY), falls in the Vuoksijoki River, SE Finland, between Lake Saimaa (Finland) and Lake Ladoga (Russia).
Situated between the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake Ladoga in the east, it is 25 to 70 mi (40-113 km) wide and 90 mi (145 km)...
The town, the terminus of a railroad and of the lateral canals on Lake Ladoga, has shipbuilding and repair yards.
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 story of Old Ladoga continued   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Swedes took control of Ladoga fortress on two occasions in 1610 and in 1611 during Russia’s “Time of Troubles” (Smutnoe Vremja, Vremä or Vremya, a link to the Times of Troubles entry in the e-Museum on the site of the State University of Minnesota opens in a new window).
In the year 1701 the Ladoga fortress successfully withstood the final Swedish siege and it fell in disuse and gradual disrepair since then.
In 1698, in the aftermath of Streletsy uprising or revolt (strelets, strelec, strelez, plural streltsy, streltsi, strelzi, household Muscovite guard), Peter declared the marriage to be null and void and banished Eudokia to become a nun.
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 Ladoga Profile | Ladoga IN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ladoga, IN, population 1,047, is located in Indiana's Montgomery county, about 35.6 miles from Indianapolis and 119.6 miles from Gary.
Through the 90's Ladoga's population has declined by about 7%.
It is estimated that in recent years Ladoga's population has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
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 Old Ladoga: “Prince Rurik” in Old Ladoga
The cafe is located on the main square of the village almost across the ancient fortress.
The sureness was expressed at gala-dinner on the presentation day that the cafe will be visited by the citizens of Ladoga, Volhov and Volhovsky district, the guests of Ladoga.
The founders of Ladoga-Tour A. Ilyin, Y. Emaykin, K. Kazakov, the manager of Volhov branch L. Grigorieva welcomed the guests; there were a head deputy of Volhov administration L. Syakova, Old Ladoga archeological expedition head professor Kirpichnikov, the head of Old Ladoga region N. Ermak among the visitors.
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 Old Ladoga
Ladoga is a fortification of Ancient Russia in Northwest region
The church of the nativity of St. John the Baptist with the pale of Martyr Paraskeva
Ladoga Bride» etc. Meanwhile Ladoga's history is insredibly fascinating and
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 Ladoga
Ladoga, Indiana, United States [Populated Place] is in Montgomery County; location is 39°54'49"N 86°48'4"W [SourceGSP]
Ladoga, Indiana, United States [Town]; population was 1,124 in 1990; housing units was 404 in 1990; location is 39°55'N 86°48'W; land area is 0.50 square miles (319 acres); FIPS code is 40698 [SourceCBP]
Ladoga, Wisconsin, United States [Place] is in Fond du Lac County; location is 43°43'12"N 88°40'27"W; elevation is 907 feet [SourceGSP]
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 Find Churches in Ladoga Indiana - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Ladoga Indiana is the single purpose of our site.
For a while now, churches in Indiana have felt pressure to get a "church website" assuming it would be an effective evangelistic tool and a way to promote their church.
Churches in Ladoga Indiana would be amazed at the amount of people looking for a church in their area.
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 ITAR-TASS: FISHERMAN DROWNS IN LADOGA LAKE IN KARELIA. .@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
ITAR-TASS: FISHERMAN DROWNS IN LADOGA LAKE IN KARELIA.
on an ice-floe, drowned in the Ladoga lake near the Karku village, Karelia, on
The fisherman was seen by locals 500 meters away from the shore at about 4:30
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 Saint Petersburg Company Ladoga Hailed Leader of Russian Alcohol Market in 2002 | RosbaltNews.COM
The industrial group Ladoga has been voted Leader of the Russian alcohol market 2002 in two different categories, these being Production of vodka and spirits and Fastest growing enterprise in the Russian spirits industry 2002.
The award Leader of the Russian alcohol market was established by the national alcohol association and is awarded to the producers and sellers of the most popular brands in Russia.
The industrial group Ladoga is a branch of the Ladoga holding which was founded in 1995.
www.rosbaltnews.com /2003/01/30/61201.html   (835 words)

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