Khiytola (russian: Хийтола; fi, Hiitola) is a
rural locality (a settlement) in
Lakhdenpokhsky District
Lakhdenpokhsky District (russian: Лахденпо́хский райо́н, Finnish language, Finnish and Karelian language, Karelian: Lahdenpohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic ...
of the
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
.
History
The Finnish name of the settlement (Hiitola) derives from "
Hiisi", the name of a forest spirit in the Karelian-Finnish mythology.
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Before the
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
it was a municipality of the
Viipuri Province of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
.
Transportation
Khiytola railway station
Khiytola (russian: Хийтола; fi, Hiitola) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a settlement) in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
History
The Finnish name of the settlement (Hiitola) deriv ...
is a
railway junction of the
Vyborg–Joensuu and
St. Petersburg–Khiytola railways. It has direct suburban connections with
Vyborg
Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...
,
Sortavala
Sortavala (russian: Сортавала; Finnish and krl, Sortavala; sv, Sordavala); till 1918 Serdobol (russian: Сердоболь) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish bord ...
, and
Kuznechnoye
Kuznechnoye (russian: Кузне́чное; fi, Kaarlahti) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the northern part of Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the Karelian Isthmus. Population:
History
The village of Kaar ...
. A long-distance train between
St. Petersburg and
Kostomuksha calls at Khiytola every second day.
Notable people
*
Eeva Kilpi
Eeva Karin Kilpi (née Salo; 18 February 1928, Hiitola) is a Finnish writer and feminist. Better known abroad than in Finland, her poetry, characterized as feminist humor, was discovered in the 1980s in Europe.
Biography
Eeva Karin Salo was bor ...
(b. 1928), feminist writer
*
Martti Talvela
Martti Olavi Talvela (4 February 1935 – 22 July 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass.
Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), the eighth of ten children (1935–1989), opera singer (see, for example, Pekka Hako, The Unforgettable Martti Talvela/Unohtumaton Martti Talvela, 2005)
References
External links
History of Khiytola
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Rural localities in the Republic of Karelia