Ladoga Karelia

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Ladoga Karelia while part of Finland
  Central Karelia
  Hiitola and Pälkjärvi
  Border Karelia

Ladoga Karelia (

Russian Federation comprising the south-west part of the Republic, specifically Lakhdenpokhsky District, Pitkyarantsky District and Sortavala District. This region is on the northern littoral of Lake Ladoga, which borders Olonets Karelia to the East, Leningrad Oblast (Karelian Isthmus) to the south-west and the North Karelia region of Finland to the west.[1][2]

History

Historical regions of Karelia

When state formation first began in the region, Ladoga Karelia belonged to the

Viborg Province, with the newly constituted Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812. The Ladoga Karelia was then divided into Central Karelia and Border Karelia.[3][4] The area remained part of Finland following its independence from Russia in 1917.[citation needed
]

Ladoga Karelia was fought over by Finland and the

Kolkka, the westernmost part of the former Korpiselkä municipality that remained in Finland, was joined to Tuupovaara municipality, which in turn is now part of Joensuu and North Karelia province.[citation needed
]

Central Karelia

Not to be confused with the present-day sub-region of Finland.

The historic region of Central Karelia (Finnish: Keski-Karjala) was divided into the following municipalities and hundreds (kihlakunnat):

Hiitola was also sometimes read as belonging to Ladoga Karelia. Pälkjärvi belonged to the parish of Ilomantsi and thus to the county of Kuopio. Because of its geographical position and historical background, however, it could also be connected to Laatokan Karjala.[5]

Border Karelia

In Border Karelia (Finnish: Raja-Karjala), the majority language was Karelian and most of the people were Orthodox Christians. Most Karelians in the area spoke South Karelian (suvikarjala, not to be confused with the southeastern dialects of Finnish), while Livvi was spoken in Salmi and the Hyrsylä salient of Suojärvi.[6]

The historic region of Border Karelia was divided into the following municipalities (all belonging to Salmin kihlakunta):

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Северное Приладожье Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Карелия культурный туризм (in Russian).
  2. ^ Northern Priladozhje Archived 2005-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Karelia cultural tourism.
  3. ^ "Kartasto – Nykyinen Karjalan tasavalta ja Laatokan Karjalan alueet". Arkistoitu sivu sivustolla archive.today. Säätiö Väinölä, www.saatiovainola.fi. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ISBN 951-20-5809-X
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  5. ^ Luovutettu Karjala, Pitäjät: Pälkjärvi
  6. ^ "Murteet - Karjalan sivistysseura". karjalansivistysseura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
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