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 ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 61°14′24″N 29°41′21″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
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OKTMO ID | 86618433101 |
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.
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]
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