Taavetti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑːʋetːi]; Swedish: Taavetti, also Davidstad) is a village and administrative center of the Luumäki municipality in South Karelia, Finland. It has a population of 2,084.[1] It is located along Highway 6 between Lappeenranta and Kouvola, and its center also runs on Highway 26 towards Hamina. The distance from Taavetti to the nearest city, Lappeenranta, is about 40 kilometres (25 mi).
Taavetti | |
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Village | |
 Taavetti railway station | |
  Taavetti Location in Finland  Taavetti Taavetti (Finland) | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′12″N 27°34′12″E / 60.92000°N 27.57000°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Municipality | Luumäki |
| Population (2018-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,084[1] |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
Taavetti has evolved around the Taavetti Fortress (Taavetin linnoitus). The fortress is part of a chain of fortresses built in the late 18th century to protect St. Petersburg. The village of Marttila at the crossroads of the main roads was once chosen as the location for the fortress, as Taavetti still is.[2]
Taavetti also has the Taavetti railway station on the Kouvola-Lappeenranta railway section, but passenger traffic at Taavetti station ended on 2 September 2006 due to low traffic.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Taavetin linnoitus - Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
- ^ Joutseno saa pitää asemansa myös jatkossa – vain pendolinot suihkivat ohi - Imatralainen (in Finnish)
External links
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Taavetti travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Taavetti at Fonecta
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