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Pechengsky District. Pechengsky District (Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; [8] Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. [1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. [6]
The settlement was founded by Russians as the Pechenga Monastery in 1533 at the influx of the Pechenga River into the Barents Sea, 135 km west of modern Murmansk. St. Tryphon of Pechenga, a monk from Novgorod is considered to be the founder of Pechenga Monastery. In 1533, the area became part of Russia. Inspired by the model of the Solovki ...
Pechengsky District is an administrative district, one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, on the coast of the Barents Sea and borders Finland in the south and southwest and Norway in the west, northwest, and north.
Pechengsky District (Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative district (raion), one of the six in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Pechengsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the oblast, on the coast of the Barents Sea (by the ...
Description: municipal district in Murmansk Oblast. Location: Murmansk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 69.1938° or 69° 11' 38" north. Longitude. 30.3775° or 30° 22' 39" east.
Jäniskoski-Niskakoski territory. The Jäniskoski-Niskakoski area is a 176-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) area in Russian Lapland, east of Lake Inari, along the Paatsjoki River. The Jäniskoski-Niskakoski territory is currently incorporated into the Nikel township of the Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast.
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Contents 1History 1.1Russian settlement 1.2Finnish control 1.3Retrocession to Russia 2Economy 3See also 4References 4.1Notes 4.2Sources 5External links Coordinates: 69°32′N 31°12′E / 69.533°N 31.200°E / 69.533; 31.200 ...
