Khiytola
Khiytola (Russian: Хийтола; Finnish: Hiitola) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
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 (MSK  [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.
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.[4]
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)
References
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- Андрей Сыров. "Забытые достопримечательности западной части Карельского перешейка. Путеводитель". Издательство "Центрполиграф", Санкт-Петербург, 2012. Стр. 330
- Расписание электричек по станции Хийтола (in Russian). Yandex. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
External links
- History of Khiytola (in Russian)
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