Rautjärvi
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Rautjärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II.
History
The municipality of Rautjärvi was founded in the year of 1861. A few years prior in 1859, the Rautjärvi parish had founded an independent church.
After the Winter War ended with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty on March 12, 1940, almost half of Rautjärvi (198.9 km²) was handed over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the treaty.
Villages
The villages of Rautjärvi are inclusive of: Haakanala, Hallilanmäki, Hiivaniemi, Hinkkala, Hynnilä, Ilmee, Jurvala, Kalpiala, Kekäleniemi, Kokkola, Kopsala, Korjola, Korpijärvi, Lankila, Latvajärvi, Miettilä, Niskapietilä, Partila, Pirhola, Purnujärvi, Rautjärvi, Siisiälä, Torsansalo, Uimola, Untamo, Viimola, Vähikkälä
Noteworthy attractions
- Hiitolanjoki, a river that descends from Lake Ladoga
- Haukkavuori, the highest place in South Karelia
- Iivanansaari, an island which also serves as the burial place of Jussi Reinikainen
- Pirunkirkko, several rock and stone formations
- Laiko
- Miettilä Historical Reserve Garrison, historic barracks which were constructed in the years of 1881-1883.
- Rautjärvi local history exhibition
- Kollaa Museum, a museum which documents the Battle of Kollaa
- Niskapietiläntie, a road connecting the villages of Rautjärvi and Miettilä
- Rautjärvi church, completed in the year of 1881
- Simpele church, completed in the year of 1933
Notable individuals
- Hannes Pulkkinen, elementary school teacher and a Member of the Parliament of Finland
- Jesse Joronen, football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Fulham FC.
- Johannes Häyhä, teacher and writer
- Jorma Kosunen, Finnish Border Guard colonel and former Frontier school (later the Border and Coast Guard Academy) leader
- Jouni Vento, ice hockey player
- Karl Henrik Jakob Ignatius, priest and writer
- Lauri Vilkko, Olympic pentathlete
- Lea Piltti, opera singer
- Martti Siisiäinen, professor and researcher
- Matti Mononen, pole vaulter
- Olli Pajari, Member of the Parliament
- Simo Häyhä, notable hero of the Winter War of World War II.
- Yrjö Roiha, missionary
References
External links
Media related to Rautjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rautjärvi – Official website Template:Fi icon
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