Khiytola
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Khiytola
Хийтола | |
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| Lenina Street in Hiitola Lenina Street in Hiitola | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
Khiytola (Russian: Хийтола; Finnish: Hiitola) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
History
[edit | edit source]The Finnish name of the settlement (Hiitola) derives from "Hiisi", the name of a forest spirit in Karelian-Finnish mythology.[1]
Before the Winter War it was a municipality of the Viipuri Province of Finland.
During World War II, the settlement was captured by forces of VII Corps (Hägglund) on 11 August 1941 and came under Finnish occupation.[2]: 839 With the Moscow Armistice of 1944, the town's continued allegiance to the USSR was confirmed.
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Khiytola railway station is a railway junction of the Vyborg–Joensuu and St. Petersburg–Khiytola railways. It has direct suburban connections with Vyborg, Sortavala, and Kuznechnoye. A long-distance train between St. Petersburg and Kostomuksha calls at Khiytola every second day.[3]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Eeva Kilpi (b. 1928), feminist writer
- Martti Talvela (1935–1989), opera singer (see, for example, Pekka Hako, The Unforgettable Martti Talvela/Unohtumaton Martti Talvela, 2005)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Андрей Сыров. "Забытые достопримечательности западной части Карельского перешейка. Путеводитель". Издательство "Центрполиграф", Санкт-Петербург, 2012. Стр. 330
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External links
[edit | edit source]- History of Khiytola Archived April 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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