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Jääski Churchvillage In Karelia
Lesogorsky (; ; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the left bank of the Vuoksi River, on the Karelian Isthmus, near the Russia–Finland border, and a station of the Kamennogorsk–Svetogorsk–Imatra railway. Population: Municipally, Lesogorsky together with the town of Svetogorsk form Svetogorskoye Urban Settlement of Vyborgsky Municipal District. History Early history Jääski may have been mentioned in a Russian chronicle from 1137 as an area taxed by the bishop of Novgorod, but this identification has not been confirmed. The first clear mention of Jääski is from 1323, as it was mentioned in the Treaty of Nöteborg as one of the three pogosts given to Sweden by Novgorod, the other two being Äyräpää and Savilahti (Mikkeli). The pogost also included the territories of the later Ruokolahti, Antrea, Kirvu and Vuoksenranta parishes as well as parts of Rautjärvi, Joutseno, Nuijamaa and the Viipur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uno Ullberg
Uno Werner Ullberg (15 February 1879 in Vyborg, Viipuri – 12 January 1944 in Helsinki) was a famous Finnish architect. Background Educated in Helsinki, Ullberg returned to his home town Viipuri in 1906. He drew most of his buildings in Viipuri, but during the last years of his life also in Finland's capital Helsinki. During 1812–1917 Viipuri was a part of the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. It was the second largest city of independent Finland as of 1917. After being conquered by the Soviet Union's red army in both 1940 during the Winter War and then again in 1944 during the Continuation War, it then became a part of the Soviet Union under the Russian name Vyborg after the 1947 peace treaty in Paris, France. When the Soviet Union disbanded itself in 1991, it became a part of Russia. The style of Ullberg’s architecture covers the transition in architecture from so-called Nordic Classicism of the 1920s to Functionalism (architecture), Functionalism during the 1930s. Ull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |