Elisenvaara
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Elisenvaara
Элисенваара | |
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 The old railway station, constructed around 1893, was destroyed in the Winter War. | |
 Interactive map of Elisenvaara | |
  Elisenvaara Location of Elisenvaara  Elisenvaara Elisenvaara (Karelia) | |
| Coordinates: 61°24′38″N 29°45′52″E / 61.41056°N 29.76444°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Administrative district | Lakhdenpokhsky District |
| Population | |
• Total | 720 |
• Estimate (2013) | 695 (−3.5%) |
| • Municipal district | Lakhdenpokhsky Municipal District |
| • Capital of | Elisenvaarskoye Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00  [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 186720 |
| OKTMO ID | 86618450101 |
Elisenvaara (Russian: Элисенваара; Finnish: Elisenvaara) is a settlement in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, and an important station of the Viipuri-Joensuu railroad. The station is also linked by railway to Savonlinna, Finland. The settlement has an approximate population of 686 people.
