Svir

Svir lies near Lake Vozhe, a shallow northern lake bordered by waterlogged, peaty shores. The Vozhega and Modlona are among the rivers that enter it; the Svid carries its waters north to Lake Lacha and the Onega River. The lake once formed part of a trading route between the Volga and Onega basins, while Charonda on its shore grew as a trading settlement from the thirteenth century.