Virolahti
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Kymenlaakso |
| Administrative community : | Kotka-Hamina |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 35 ′ N , 27 ° 42 ′ E |
| Surface: | 558.94 km² |
| of which land area: | 371.96 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 4.27 km² |
| of which sea area: | 182.71 km² |
| Residents : | 3,150 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 8.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 935 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | virolahti.fi |
Virolahti [ ˈvirɔlɑhti ] ( Swedish historical: Vederlax ) is a municipality in southeast Finland with 3150 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Finland on the border with Russia in the countryside Kymenlaakso . The nearest town is Hamina 35 kilometers to the west, the capital Helsinki is 178 kilometers and to Saint Petersburg 210 kilometers. The community is monolingual in Finnish .
The State Street 7 , the course of the European route 18 by Saint Petersburg follows performs Virolahti. In Vaalimaa in the municipality of Virolahti there is the largest Finnish-Russian border crossing with 2.3 million border crossings per year (2001). Virolahti attractions include the 18th century church with a sacristy from the first half of the 16th century, a bunker museum showing defensive positions from World War II, and a local history museum in the village of Pyterlahti. After significant deposits near the village Pyterlahti the type was Pyterlit for Rapakiwigranite named. The archipelago off the coast of Virolahti is part of the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park .
Virolahti parish has existed since 1336, making it the oldest parish in Kymenlaakso. The neighboring village of Miehikkälä also belonged to Virolahti until 1887 . In the course of history, Vironlahti changed hands several times: From 1313 the place belonged to Sweden , in 1721 the municipality was divided, in 1743 all of Virolahti finally came under Russian rule. The municipality has been part of independent Finland since 1917, and when the border was drawn after the Second World War , Virolahti is again a border town.
The Finnish composer Uuno Klami was born in Virolahti in 1900 .
Personalities
- Eino Seppälä (1896–1968), long-distance runner
- Uuno Klami (1900–1961), composer
- Veli Saarinen (1902–1969), cross-country skier
- Väinö Liikkanen (1903–1957), cross-country skier
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
