Gavrilovo (russian: Гаврилово, fi, Kämärä) is a rural locality in Vyborgsky District of

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...

, Russia and a station of the

Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

. It is located 108 kilometres northwest of Saint Petersburg and 22 kilometres from Vyborg.

History

The village was born after 1881 when the railway station was opened. During the Finnish period, it was a part of the municipality of

Kuolemajärvi Pionerskoye (russian: Пионе́рское; fi, Kuolemajärvi) is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of th ...

, Viipuri Province. The original name was Kämärä. It was renamed Gavrilovo in 1948 as the village had become a part of the Soviet Union after World War II. Gavrilovo was the site of the

Battle of Kämärä The Battle of Kämärä was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle fought at the Kämärä (now Gavrilovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia) railway station on 27 January 1918 between the Whites and the Reds. The battle began as a White Guard battalion from V ...

, the first battle of the Finnish Civil War on 27 January 1918.

References

Rural localities in Leningrad Oblast Karelian Isthmus Populated places established in 1881 {{LeningradOblast-geo-stub