Veps National Volost
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Veps National Volost was a municipal autonomy (a volost
) of North Vepses in Prionezhsky District
of the Republic of Karelia
, Russia
. The autonomy was established on January 20, 1994, and it was discontinued in 2004. Its territorial centre was the village (selo) of Shyoltozero
. Volost's population was 3,166 in (2002 Census
), with the Veps population of 1,202. The volost extended over the same territory as the Shyoltozero District from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The volost was municipally divided into three rural settlements (Shyoltozero
, Shoksha, and Rybreka) comprising thirteen villages.
Volost
Volost was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.In earlier East Slavic history, volost was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ruler or with varying degree of autonomy from the Velikiy Knyaz...
) of North Vepses in Prionezhsky District
Prionezhsky District
Prionezhsky District is an administrative district , one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Prionezhsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the city of Petrozavodsk . District's population: 18,597 ;...
of the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The autonomy was established on January 20, 1994, and it was discontinued in 2004. Its territorial centre was the village (selo) of Shyoltozero
Shyoltozero
Shyoltozero is a village in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 84 km south of Petrozavodsk, close to the shore of Lake Onega.-Present-day Shyoltozero:...
. Volost's population was 3,166 in (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
), with the Veps population of 1,202. The volost extended over the same territory as the Shyoltozero District from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The volost was municipally divided into three rural settlements (Shyoltozero
Shyoltozero
Shyoltozero is a village in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 84 km south of Petrozavodsk, close to the shore of Lake Onega.-Present-day Shyoltozero:...
, Shoksha, and Rybreka) comprising thirteen villages.