Kolvitsa is a village (selo) in the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Kandalaksha

Kandalaksha

Kandalaksha is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, beyond the Arctic Circle. Population: 40,564 ; -History:The settlement has existed since the 11th century...

 in Murmansk Oblast

Murmansk Oblast

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, Russia

Russia

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. The village is located beyond the Arctic circle

Arctic Circle

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, on the Kolvitsa River

Kolvitsa River

Kolvitsa River is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 12 km in length. The Kolvitsa River originates from the Lake Kolvitskoye and flows into the Kolvitskaya Bay, Kandalaksha Gulf, White Sea near the village of Kolvitsa....

 near its confluence

Confluence (geography)

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 with Kolvitskaya Bay of Kandalaksha Gulf

Kandalaksha Gulf

The Kandalaksha Gulf is located in the Republic of Karelia, and Murmansk Oblast in northwestern Russia. Forming the north-western corner of the White Sea, it is one of four large bays and gulfs of this sea, the others being the Onega Bay , the Dvina Bay , and the Mezen Bay .The Kola Peninsula...

, White Sea

White Sea

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Municipally, the village is a part of Kandalaksha Urban Settlement in Kandalaksha Municipal District.

Postal code: 184015.

The first written mention of Kolvitsa dates back to 1563, when Mitrofan Kukin, a resident of Kandalaksha, donated his lands (including Kolvitsa) to Kandalaksha Monastery.