Medvezhye (Kurgan Oblast)
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Medvezhye (Russian: Медвежье озеро), meaning "bear lake", is a body of water in Petukhovsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russian Federation.
There are two settlements by the lake Kurort Ozero Medvezhye and Novoye Ilinskoye. The mud of the lake is deemed to have medicinal properties. According to legend a bear with a sore paw dipped it in the lake and was healed. Lake Medvezhye is a protected area.
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