region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
North Karelia
North Karelia ( fi, Pohjois-Karjala; sv, Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finlan ...
in Finland. The municipality had inhabitants in 1970. Pielisjärvi was a
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
-speaking municipality.
Pielisjärvi municipality was joined with the city of
Lieksa
Lieksa () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...
in 1973.
History
Pielisjärvi is named after the lake
Pielinen
Pielinen ( sv, Pielisjärvi) is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, w ...
, sometimes also called ''Pielisjärvi''. The area of modern North Karelia was ceded by Russia to Sweden in 1617 in the
Treaty of Stolbovo
The Treaty of Stolbovo () was a peace treaty that ended the Ingrian War (), which had been fought between the Swedish Empire and the Russian Tsardom between 1610 and 1617.
History
After nearly two months of negotiations, representatives from Swe ...
, becoming part of the
Kexholm County
Kexholm County (, ) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721, when the southern part was ceded to the Russian Empire in the Treaty of Nystad. The capital of the county was Kexholm (), which today is Priozersk.
History
The county ...
in 1634. Pielisjärvi was first mentioned in 1618 as ''Pelis Järffwi Pogost''. Pielisjärvi was originally a part of the
Liperi
Liperi ( sv, Libelits) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. Liperi is a community of () with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is . The municipality covers an area of ...
parish, being separated in 1639. At the time, Pielisjärvi also included
Juuka
Juuka (; sv, Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which
is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...
,
Nurmes
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which
is water. The
Valtimo
Valtimo () is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020.
It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 and covered an area of , of which was wa ...
. Nurmes, including Valtimo and most of
Rautavaara
Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tiili ...
, was separated in 1810 while Juuka was separated in 1873. In 1936,
Lieksa
Lieksa () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...
became a separate municipality. Pielisjärvi was eventually consolidated with Lieksa in 1973.