Everything about Svir River totally explained
Svir ( ) is a river in the north-east of
Leningrad Oblast,
Russia. It flows from
Lake Onega west to
Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of
Europe. It is the largest river flowing into Lake Ladoga.
After
Peter the Great connected the Svir with the
Neva River by the
Ladoga Canal, the river has been part of the
Volga-Baltic Waterway. There are two
hydroelectric power plants on the Svir.
The river flows past the
Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, which used to house
Svirlag (one of the most infamous
gulags). The area around the river saw heavy fighting during the
Continuation War 1941–1944.
Main tributaries
Cities and towns along the Svir
Podporozhye
Lodeynoye Pole
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