Kivatch Waterfalls is the second large in Europe (the first one is Rhein Waterfalls). The height of the waterfalls is 10,7 meters. It is located on the river Suna in central part of Karelia.

It is the most famous waterfall in Karelia. Following G.R.Derzhavin's example - the first governor of Olonets and the oustanding poet who in 1791 has devoted a well-known ode "Falls" to it, Kivatch has taken an outstanding place in creativity of many poets, artists, and prose writers

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