Khiytola
Place in Republic of Karelia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khiytola (Russian: Хийтола; Finnish: Hiitola) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
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Khiytola
Хийтола | |
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 Lenina Street in Hiitola | |
Location of Khiytola  | |
  Khiytola Location of Khiytola  Khiytola Khiytola (Karelia) | |
| Coordinates: 61°14′24″N 29°41′21″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 186700 |
| OKTMO ID | 86618433101 |
History
The Finnish name of the settlement (Hiitola) derives from "Hiisi", the name of a forest spirit in the Karelian-Finnish mythology.[3]
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.[4]: 839 With the Moscow Armistice of 1944, the town's continued allegiance to the USSR was confirmed.
Transportation
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.[5]
Notable people
- 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)
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