Iitti

Iitti [i ː t ː i] (Swedish historical: Itis ) is a municipality in southeastern Finland with 6959 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It lies on the River Kymi Kymi in the countryside between the towns of Kouvola ( 20 km east ) and Lahti ( 40 km west ). The distance to the capital Helsinki is 110 kilometers. The community is monolingual Finnish speakers.

The largest settlement center of the municipality is the village Kausala with around 4,200 inhabitants. There is also the train station and several industrial companies from the metal and furniture sector. The parish village of Iitti with the church from the year 1693 is situated on a Os between three lakes, and was elected in 1990 as the most beautiful village in Finland. In Kirchdorf a music festival held annually. The north of the municipal district with its many lakes and eskers largely natural, the flat south is used for agriculture. Overall, in the municipality are 2,500 vacation homes.

For 1539, founded the parish Iitti originally included the territory of the neighboring communities Valkeala, Jaalah, Kuusankoski and Kouvola. Its present boundaries was the community in 1921, when the industrial town Kouvola was elevated to an independent market town.

Villages

To the municipality includes the villages of Ansa Lahti, Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Hartola, Honnila, Huhdasjärvi, Isokylä, Jaalah, Jokue, Kalaksue, Karijärvi, Kauramaa, Kausala ( Kausansaari ) Keltti, Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Konttila, Koskenniska, Kukonoja, Kuukso, Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka ( Kymentausta ) Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mancala, Maunuksela, Mettäkylä, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Paljakka, Palojärvi, Parikka, Perheniemi, Piilahti, Pilkanmaa, Puolakka, Pyörylä, Radansuu, Ruokoniemi, Rusila ( Brusula ) Saaroinen, Salonsaari, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhde ( Säyhtee ) Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Uimila, Vesala ( Erävesala ) Vuolenkoski and Väärtti.

Sons and daughters

  • Viljo Heino (1914-1998), Athlete
  • Knuuttila Anselm (1903-1968), cross-country skiers
  • Andreas Johan Sjögren (1794-1855), linguist and explorer
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